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Description: | Gold coloured metal medal with hanging loop. On the obverse central to the design is a relief depiction of the coats of arms of the three Old Prussian Grand Lodges. The left shield represents the coat of arms of the Grand Lodge of the Three Globes, consisting of a relief pavement surmounted with three globes in their frames. The middle shield represents the coat of arms of the National Grand Lodge of Germany, consisting of a cushioned plinth bearing a set square and compass and surmounted with three gavels and a cable tow. Above this is a relief triangle with rays. The right shield represents the coat of arms of Grand Lodge of Royal York of Friendship, divided into three sections by a pall surmounted by a three-leg compass. In each section is a relief dove and olive branch. Above these coats of arms is a relief crowned eagle grasping a rope in its talons. The rope has three loop-knots and continues below the coats of arms, onto a brick wall, and frames a relief Maltese cross surmounted by a crown. In between each point of the cross are four relief six-pointed stars. Encircling the central design is a relief triangle indentation border. On the reverse is relief text reading 'EINIGKEIT / MACHT STARK'. Below this is relief foliage motif. | Rights holder: | The Library and Museum of Freemasonry | Subjects: | Medals Freemasonry Germany | Temporal: | Not known | Source: | The Library and Museum of Freemasonry | Identifier: | M2013/607 | Go to resource |
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