Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Masonic Shrine Ziyara Badge
1920
Maker's mark illegible
USA: New York, Utica
Metal, silk, enamel
Overall: 2-1/2"h x 1-5/8"w x 1/2"d
Gift of Beth Jacobsen
2020.022.1

Masonic Shrine Ziyara Badge. Rectangular gold-colored cast metal pin bar at top has central disk affixed to it with "SEAL OF THE CITY OF UTICA / UNUNDADAGES" around edge and image of man standing in village in center' on PR side of disk, "19"; on PL side, "20"; decorative border. Suspended from pin bar is silk (likely) ribbon with red yellow, and green stripes. Ribbon gathered at bottom where it is looped through a gold cast metal medallion. Medallion has central applied disk with "ZIY" on PR side and "ARA" on PL side within white enamel-infilled tiger claws of Shrine symbol; a red enamel infilled star is at center and a red enamel sphinx head is at top. Larger medallion has raised radiating rays around central applied disk and leaf motif around edge. On reverse, spring pin bar at top, and raised circular manufacturer's mark that reads, "[illeg]LEM CO. INC." and "UTICA N.Y.".