GERMANY-Nurnberg Masonic Medal 1889 Centennary of The Lodge of the Three Arrows. NGC MS 64 BN

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Certification details

Certification number: 8587881-007

Grade: MS 64 BN

Nominal value: BRONZE

Mint Mark: GERMANY

Variety: NUREMBERG - LODGE CENTEN. ; "TO THE THREE ARROWS"

Year: 1889-DATED

1889, Germany, Nurnberg (City). Centennary of The Masonic Lodge of the Three Arrows. Bronze Medal. NGC MS-64 BN!

Maker: Lauer
Mint Year: 1889
Reference: Erlanger 251. 
Condition: Certified and graded by NGC as MS-64 BN!
Denomination: Medal - Centennary of The Masonic Lodge of the Three Arrows.
Material: Bronze
Diameter: 33.3mm
Weight: 18.69gm



Obverse: Three arrows bound together with a thread inside triangle, which is encircled by a snake, which bites it´s own tail (symbol for eternity). Olive-branches in saltire and legend in six lines below.
Legend: ZUR ERINNERUNG AN DAS 100 JÄHRIGE JUBILÄUM DER LOGE "ZU DEN 3 PFEILEN" ORIENT NÜRNBERG
Translated: "In commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Lodge of the three arrows, Orient, Nurnberg."


Reverse: Front view of the Building of the Lodge with trees in foreground behind ornate gate and stone walls. Date (1889) on table below.






The Lodge of the Three Arrows (Loge "Zu den drei Pfeilen") in Nuremberg was founded on March 18, 1789, emerging as an offshoot from the city's older Lodge, "Joseph zur Einigkeit". It is the second-oldest in the city and notably operates using the Schröder Rite.

Established in the late 18th century, the lodge operated as a humanitarian society. It navigated the shifting political landscape of the 19th century as Nuremberg transitioned into the Kingdom of Bavaria.

Along with the "Joseph zur Einigkeit" lodge, the Three Arrows thrived during the Weimar era but was forced to pool resources due to the economic crises of the period.

During the Nazi regime, Freemasonry was heavily persecuted. The Three Arrows lodge was forcibly dissolved, their assets were seized, and their historic artifacts and library were looted. Their former lodge building was confiscated and cynically misused by the Nazis as an "Anti-Masonic Museum".

The lodge's historic meeting house was heavily damaged by Allied bombing raids in World War II. Unable to rebuild the property independently after being financially decimated by the Nazis, the surviving members joined other Nuremberg Freemasonry groups to rebuild.

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