ROYAL MASONIC SCHOOL (RMIG & RMIB) - three vintage enamelled Steward medals 1959, 1964 & 1970

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Buy the three together for €15.00 + postage
OR
Buy individually for €7.00 each + postage.

Postage the same whether one, two or three are posted the same time.

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For sale are three finely made enamelled Steward's medals issued as a Masonic fund-raiser for the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys (RMIB) school at Bushey in Hertfordshire and the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls (RMIG) school at Rickmansworth in Hertfordshire. Each medal shows the Provincial Grand Lodge's coat-of-arms at which the annual fund-raising festival was held. If anyone can identify these coat-of-arms, I'd be grateful to know.

One of the functions of the Masonic institutions was to raise money for charitable purposes by organising festivals and social events. The first annual fund-raising event took place in 1789 and by the latter part of the 19th century had become formalised into "Festivals". Masonic and non-masonic attendees at the festivals who gave a minimum donation or more, were called "Stewards" of the Festival and awarded a Steward’s jewel, which could be in the form of a medal or badge. Freemasons were permitted to wear the Steward’s jewel as part of their regalia and usually for a maximum of one year, hence why Steward’s badges carry their year of issue. Also, each year the Steward jewel would feature a different device, incorporating the coat-of-arms of the Masonic Province who organised that year’s fund-raising event.

Please note: these medals are missing their ribbons and the price at which they are sold reflects this.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Masonic_School_for_Boys (RMIB)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Royal_Masonic_School_for_Girls (RMIG)

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DESCRIPTION:
Size (1970 medal): about 1 3/8" width x 1 3/4" including the ribbon (34mm x 44mm).
Material(s): brass metal with enamels.
Finish: gilt.
Fitting: bale to take a suspension ring & ribbon.
Imprint: none. But probably made by J. R. Gaunt & Son Ltd of London.
Approximate ages: 1959, 1964 & 1970

CONDITION:
Excellent condition. No damage. Without ribbons, this is reflected in the prices sold.
Please see photograph(s), these form part of the description.

POSTAGE:
* Postal costs are extra, additional to the Asking Price.
* I always get a proof-of-posting certificate.
* I combine postal costs for multiple items when these are paid for and posted the same time.

RETURNS:
* Return accepted if the item(s) is returned in same condition it left me, then the full Agreed Asking Price will be refunded. Postal costs are not refundable.
* Buyer pays the return postal costs - unless agreed otherwise.

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