Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Masonic York Rite Royal Arch Mark Medal
1803-1808
Maker not marked
USA: New York
Silver
Overall: 3-1/8"h x 1-7/8"w x .014"d; weight: 13.3 g; overall: 7.6 x 4.8 cm
Special Acquisitions Fund
78.45.1

Masonic Mark silver medal with incised Masonic symbols including coffin, square and compass, Bible, sword, etc.; reads "Daniel Rothbon MK MS Lodge Ballston"; obverse has "HTWSSTKS" in block font; four-pointed stars alternate between letters; mark is of circled snake with tail in mouth; bird perched on twig in center.

For further information, Hamilton, John D., "Material Culture of the American Freemasons," 1994, p. 143-144 AND Blog post, September 29, 2016 http://nationalheritagemuseum.typepad.com/library_and_archives/2016/09/daniel-rathbones-certificate-and-mark-medal.html