how old is this Temperance Society Oath Medal.

[tinpan]

hi all I beleive this medal to be a oath medal for the Temperance Society or a group or church with the same objective. No Booze Lol Any ideas of age and from where


tinpan better get another beer

 

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[jeff of pa]

My Source says

this Australian temperance medal below
with the same clasped-hands obverse
is listed as c. 1885:



http://museumvictoria.com.au/collec...rayer-abstinence-society-australia-circa-1885

 

[kuger]

Jeff may have nailed it,however,I dug a stamp last year that was from my local Temperance society,and it is dated 1852.It is one of the oldest in the State.Quite an interesting Society

 

[stefen]

There are even 'Temperance' groups all around us each day...they go by many names beginning with Good Ole Mom...Minister...sis...

Hell...I was sitting on an empty restaurant patio, years back, having a beer and a smoke when a woman purposely chose a table next to me (out of maybe 20 tables)...sat in a chair as close as possible...and opened her mouth and began beeching about drinking and smoking...she was on a mission to make life as miserable as possible...a waiter, after hearing an earful of her spite, pointed to a smokers only sign...