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France - 1780

Loge de l`Amenite

Obverse:

Two pillars, their capitals adorned with ears of wheat below the globes.

Exergue:

LOGE DE L'AMENITE

Size:

33 mm.

Edge:

Plain

Reverse:

Reverse, a radiant triangle, containing pseudo Hebrew letters, sheds its beams upon the peaceful waves of the sea.

Legend:

AMENITAS LUMINE VIGET.

Exergue:

OR.^.. DU HAVRE.

Vern's Comments:

⁷⁰ This Lodge, chartered May 15, 1775, is still working at Havre.

Note from Marvin, published 1880.

Marvin:

Obverse, Two pillars, their capitals adorned with ears of wheat below the globes. That of the right has the letter B on its shaft and a level on its base. Between the pillars a temple, supported by six Ionis columns; within it is an altar, on which rests an open book, and the letter G above. In the pediment a radiant triangle. A ladder extends from the foot of the right pillar to the cornice of the temple, and from the foot of that on the left a derrick, to which is suspended a stone. The temple is approached by seven steps from a Mosaic pavement, the alternate squares of which contain circles and lozenges. In exergue, LOGE DE L'AMENITE

Reverse, a radiant triangle, containing pseudo Hebrew letters, sheds its beams upon the peaceful waves of the sea. Legend, AMENITAS LUMINE VIGET. [Literally, Amenity gains vigor with light.] In exergue, OR.^.. DU HAVRE. Heptagonal. ⁷⁰

Silver, and silver gilt. Size 20/16 inch from one angle to the opposite side. Length of side 9/16 inch.

Loge de l`Amenite