Netherlands. Prince Frederik, sixtieth anniversary as National Grand Master of the Dutch Freemasons, 27 July 1876. Medal by Johan Philip Mathias Menger.
Obverse: an elaborate Masonic temple interior with four columns, the foremost bearing the letters J and B. A throne stands on three steps beneath the radiant All-Seeing Eye within a triangle. In front is an altar supported by three figures and bearing Masonic attributes. Legend: ’T LICHT UIT DEN HOOGE MOGT HEM AL DIEN TIJD BESTRALEN. Signed J. P. M. MENGER F., with the dates 1816–1876 below.
Reverse: nine-line dedication to Willem Frederik Karel, Prince of the Netherlands, commemorating sixty years as National Grand Master, within a tied oak and laurel wreath. The surrounding inscription records the tribute from the Freemasons of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and its overseas territories, dated 27 JULIJ 1876.
A commemorative medal combining royal history with a detailed representation of Masonic symbolism. A corresponding example is preserved in the Rijksmuseum, inventory number NG-VG-1-4307.
References: Zwierzina 392; Kreeft 56; HZC 240, plate 34.
Weight: 102 g. Diameter: 61 mm.
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