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
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.
Object number1985.229.0
InscribedRecto, inscribed: "FIRST GRAND MASTER, 1789-1790/ PIERPONT EDWARDS"Verso, inscribed: "GRAND LODGE OF CONNECTICUT/ SESQUI-CENTENNIAL/ 1789 1939/ WHITEHEAD & HOAG"
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