101346 | SWEDEN. Gustaf V/Masonic bronze Medal.
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101346 | SWEDEN. Gustaf V/Masonic bronze Medal. Issued 1927. Commemorating the king's 50th year as a mason (56mm, 72.12 g, 12h). By E. Lindberg in Stockholm.
+ GUSTAF V SVERIGES KONUNG IX FRIM ⢠PROV ⢠V ⢠S ⢠V ā¢, bare head left / GENOM TĆCKNEN MOT LJUSET (through the mist to the light), eagle, with head right, standing left atop rocks and among the clouds and star-filled sky; AV SVENSKA / STORA LANDSā / LOGEN ā TILL MINNE AV / Ć REN / 1877ā1927 across lower field. Edge: BRONS 1927.
EhrensvƤrd 269. Mintage: 1 (in gold, presented to the king) & an unlisted amount in silver and bronze. Choice Mint State. Charming light bronze surfaces, with a subtle matte nature.
Entering the lodge as a mason at the age of 19, the future king Gustaf V would eventually serve, in his role as the king of Sweden, as the Grandmaster of the Swedish Order of Freemasons. Here, Lindberg commemorates the king's 50th year as a mason.
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