A George II Silver-Gilt Masonic Badge, 1742
Height including bail: 4 1/4"
Weight: 3 oz. 3 dwt.
Weight: 3 oz. 3 dwt.
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The embossed front with the golden fleece above the motto 'praemium non vile laboris' (no mean reward for labor), the motto of the golden fleece, and flanked by groups of...
The embossed front with the golden fleece above the motto "praemium non vile laboris" (no mean reward for labor), the motto of the golden fleece, and flanked by groups of masonic tools, the back engraved with the coat of arms of Sanders or Saunders in an elaborate rococo cartouche above the date 1742 in Roman numerals and surrounded by the inscription "Geo Sanderus Jun H & Cuf. mag. Char. aur. Vell. in Mag. Britt."