Historical Objects / Medals

Head of Oscar II facing left.

On a mosaic pavement a square altar or perfect ashlar with the cross of the Rite on its front on its top a lighted Etruscan lamp and a cable tow the tasselled ends of which fall on the pavement in front a sword and palm branch crossed below as if in exergue and leaning against the edge of the pavement a square shield argent charged with a Greek cross gules the cross is cantoned with the Masonic arms as described in the previous number on the fess point two C's interlaced presumably inclosing the three crowns of Sweden as on the preceding but not mentioned by my informant as the space is extremely small the C's surmounted by a royal crown. On each side of the shield and affixed to the foundation of the pavement two labels bearing respectively the dates 1788 1888. Below these are two branches one of acacia the other of laurel with their points crossed Legend above in two lines the lower on a scroll.