Silver medal (reverse) of Orange Lodge No. 1657

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This is the reverse of a silver medal of Orange Lodge No. 1657, presented to John Cranston in 1848 for admission into the Orange Order.

The inscription in the centre reads 'Installn 17th Sept 1834 L.1657 John Cranston Admission 5 Jun 1848'.

An entrant into the Orange Order was required to swear support and defence of the monarchy and Protestanism. The first Orange Lodge in Scotland was formed by Irish weavers at Maybole in Ayrshire around 1800.

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• Online ID: 000-100-045-975-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.M 206
• Date: 1848
  
• Material: Silver
  Medal, commemorative
  
• Dimensions: 67 mm H x 48 mm W
  
• What: Medal, commemorative
  
• Subject: Miscellaneous Medals (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: G. Brown (Director)
  John Cranston
  Orange Lodge No. 1657
  William III
  
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• Description: Silver medal of Orange Lodge No. 1657, on the admission of John Cranston, by G. Brown, 1848
  
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