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Description: | On the obverse central to the design is a one penny piece bearing a relief depiction of Britannia wearing a helmet and holding a trident and a shield. Beneath this is relief text reading ‘1899’. Encircling the design is relief text reading ONE / PENNY’. Surmounting the centre of the penny is a six pence piece bearing a relief depiction of a monogram of the letters 'G VI R' surmounted by an Imperial crown. On each side of this is the date '19 / 49' in relief. Encircling this is relief text reading FID. / DEF. / SIX PENCE'. On the reverse central to the design are several names of Past Masters of Maida Vale Lodge, No. 2743 from 1899 to 1949, engraved into the six pence piece. Encircling this is the reverse of the copper penny, which has been engraved at the top with Hebrew text and at the bottom with a Seal of Solomon. | Rights holder: | The Library and Museum of Freemasonry | Subjects: | Tokens Freemasonry England | Temporal: | 1949 (circa) | Source: | The Library and Museum of Freemasonry | Identifier: | M1976/89 | Go to resource |
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