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P.G.C. Van Geusau, Grand Officer of the lodge "Groot Oosten van Nederland", medal presented by the brethren of the lodge "La Perseverance" in Maastricht to their presiding master

Also known as: P.G.C. Van Geusau, grootofficier van de loge "Groot Oosten van Nederland", penning aangeboden door de broeders van de loge "La Perseverance" te Maastricht aan hun voorzittend meester

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1860

Silver medal. Obverse: bust of a man within an inscription. Reverse: inscription below interlaced compasses, inverted square, Masonic gavel, and trowel between palm branches.

The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-4133; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 5.1 cm x weight 40.65 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Physical characteristics

Material
silver (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Measurements
diameter 5.1 cm x weight 40.65 g
Dimensions museum
diameter 5.1 cm x weight 40.65 g

Design

Obverse
bust of a man within an inscription.
Reverse
inscription below interlaced compasses, inverted square, Masonic gavel, and trowel between palm branches.

Identification

Original title
P.G.C. Van Geusau, grootofficier van de loge "Groot Oosten van Nederland", penning aangeboden door de broeders van de loge "La Perseverance" te Maastricht aan hun voorzittend meester
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-1-4133
Museum classification
erepenning

Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.

Research required

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