Germany, Imperial. A Mönchengladbach Vorwärts Masonic Lodge Collar Decoration, c. 1850 visually-hidden number was 208995090080

number was 208995090080

205 mm (w) x 220 mm (h) x 19 mm (d)

5mm (w) x 90mm (l - inclusive of bow suspension and laterally pierced integral ball)

in turn bearing a title and author’s name in gilded lettering

engraved "LONGUUEIL 1972" on the reverse

Germany, Imperial. A Mönchengladbach Vorwärts Masonic Lodge Collar Decoration, c. 1850 visually-hidden number was 208995090080(Freimaurerloge Halsdekoration). Constructed of gilded bronze with enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with white enameled arms and a central medallion of identical construction, the former bearing gilt inscriptions of VORWRTS (one of the earliest Masonic lodges in the Rhineland), ORIENT GLADBACH, and a lodge number of 5845, the latter featuring a hand painted scene consisting of a raven in mid flight over a coastal background topped by