RSA (Pre-1994): Bi-Centenary of Freemasonry in South Africa Jewel
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Form:
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Circular with attached loop linked to an ornate bar for a pale blue corded ribbon and an ornate upper pin-bar: "1772-1972".
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By:
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Date:
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1972 |
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Ref:
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Laidlaw: 1107;
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Variations:
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| 38 mm | Bronze | | $18 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Sailing ship (Jan van Riebeeck's Dromedaris) in Table Bay with Table Mountain behind. Above, Square and Compasses, the symbol of Freemasonry. Across below: "KAAPSTAD / -1772-". Legend above: "2de EEUFEES VAN VRYMESSELARY" and below: "IN SUIDELIKE AFRICA".
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Reverse:
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Same as obverse but inscriptions in English. Sailing ship (Jan van Riebeeck's Dromedaris) in Table Bay with Table Mountain behind. Above, Square and Compasses, the symbol of Freemasonry. Across below: "CAPE TOWN / -1772-". Legend above: "BI-CENTENARY OF FREEMASONRY" and below: "IN SOUTHERN AFRICA".
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Notes:
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The first lodge in South Africa, the Lodge de Goede Hoop, was established when ten masons assembled under the presidency Deputy Grand Master, Captain Abraham van der Weijde, in Cape Town on 2 May, 1772.
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