A Royal Masonic Institution for Girls (RMIG) Silver Stewards Jewel

Item #GB4493

Price:

$100
A Royal Masonic Institution for Girls (RMIG) Silver Stewards Jewel - Two-piece construction, hallmarked and maker marked "C.W.&S" and "C. WEEDON & SONS LONDON F.C" on the reverse, 36.5 mm x 45 mm, on original ribbon with hanger inscribed "STEWARD 1928", marked "SILVER" and maker marked "C. WEEDON & SONS LONDON F.C" on the reverse, plus "SAFETY PIN FITTING ALL MEDAL" marked horizontal pinback, intact enamels, near mint. Footnote: The Royal Masonic Institution for Girls (RMIG, now known as the Royal Masonic School for Girls) is an independent school in Ricksmansworth, Hertfordshire, England, instituted in 1788, with the aim of maintaining the daughters of indigent Freemasons, unable through death, illness, or incapacitation to support their families. Today, the school accepts the children of both masons and non-masons.