Commemorative Coin
SubjectPortrait of
Pierpont Edwards
(American, 1750 - 1826)
Date1939
Mediumbronze
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (diameter): 1 1/4in. (3.2cm)
ClassificationsSocial Groups
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number1985.229.0
DescriptionA commemorative coin for the sesquicentennial of the Grand Lodge of Connecticut in 1939. One side of the coin has a relief portrait of Pierpont Edwards, the first Grand Master in 1789-1790. The reverse side has a relief image of the emblem of the Grand Lodge, which is the all-seeing-eye above the crossed Masonic compass and square with a "G" in the center.
Status
Not on view
