Is it masonic

[RelicDude]

Hey everyone I found this object a while ago and didn't think anything of it at the time I thought it was a lid of some type. It was found at an old at an old homestead in burlington ct. I believe it's either a Sunday school pin or a Masonic pin due to the cross and crown your input would be most appreciated. HH - relic dude



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[Silver Searcher]

Looks like a Pan weight

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[RelicDude]

Maybe I'll take a second picture of the reverse side it looks like it has some solder on the reverse where something was connected

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

The symbol on it is a Christian emblem, showing a cross laying in a crown, representing Christ The King. That symbol is frequently seen on Catholic insignia/pins, school-buttons, and on some Fraternal insignia and swords.

Considering the solder on the edge of the back of the disc you found indicates it had a pin for attachment to clothing.

 

[RelicDude]

Thank you much for your input I think you nailed it

 

[Hendrix]

It actually is Masonic. It is a York Rite pin.

Here is an example of a more elaborate one:

http://www.masonicgiftshop.com/KNIGHTS-TEMPLAR-LAPEL-PIN-COMMANDERY-p220.html

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Because the Cross-and-Crown symbol has been used in more than one "application," the identification of RelicDude's pin is a matter-of-opinion. Here is my reasoning that it is more likely to be a Religious pin than a Masonic pin.

As shown at the York Rite / Knights Templar pins webpage, the York Rite version does not show the Cross-and-Crown emblem "by itself" (as it is on RelicDude's pin) ...but is instead shown with the motto "In Hoc Signe Vinces" around it on Maltese Cross "arms." I could not find any York Rite / Knights Templar pins showing only the Cross-and-Crown on a disc.

Because RelicDude's pin's depiction of the symbol is so "plain-&-simple," I think it is more likely to be a Religious pin than a Masonic pin.

As I said in my previous post, the Cross-and-Crown emblem is fundamentally a Christian religious symbol ...and it has been used in many Christian Church applications (quite apart from its appearance on school-buttons and York Rite pins). For example, I saw people wearing Cross-and-Crown pins in my (Methodist) church when I was a teenager. Please real all the info here, at Wikipedia: Cross and Crown - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Here are some examples, which include the logo of the Free Bible Students organization, and on a Christian book-cover, and (formerly) its use on EVERY cover of the Christian "Watchtower" magazine, and on a Christian school-button.

 

[bman3725]

Ive been watching this thread a little bit and I have to agree with CBGuy.
I am a Mason and yes I have seen this symbol BUT most people do not know that Mason ceremonies/symbols were a carry over of their faith.

 

[Frankyg]

It does'nt have any Masonic symbols on it.

 

[Joseph Gilbert]

Hey everyone I found this object a while ago and didn't think anything of it at the time I thought it was a lid of some type. It was found at an old at an old homestead in burlington ct. I believe it's either a Sunday school pin or a Masonic pin due to the cross and crown your input would be most appreciated. HH - relic dude

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Its a free mason york rite pin

 

[mtnbay]

I know I am a few years late to this party, but I just found the exact same item in Northern California yesterday.

 

[RelicDude]

I know I am a few years late to this party, but I just found the exact same item in Northern California yesterday.
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Wish I don't know how you found this post but this the second one I have seen.

 

[The_Piratess]

Because the Cross-and-Crown symbol has been used in more than one "application," the identification of RelicDude's pin is a matter-of-opinion. Here is my reasoning that it is more likely to be a Religious pin than a Masonic pin.

As shown at the York Rite / Knights Templar pins webpage, the York Rite version does not show the Cross-and-Crown emblem "by itself" (as it is on RelicDude's pin) ...but is instead shown with the motto "In Hoc Signe Vinces" around it on Maltese Cross "arms." I could not find any York Rite / Knights Templar pins showing only the Cross-and-Crown on a disc.

Because RelicDude's pin's depiction of the symbol is so "plain-&-simple," I think it is more likely to be a Religious pin than a Masonic pin.

As I said in my previous post, the Cross-and-Crown emblem is fundamentally a Christian religious symbol ...and it has been used in many Christian Church applications (quite apart from its appearance on school-buttons and York Rite pins). For example, I saw people wearing Cross-and-Crown pins in my (Methodist) church when I was a teenager. Please real all the info here, at Wikipedia: Cross and Crown - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Here are some examples, which include the logo of the Free Bible Students organization, and on a Christian book-cover, and (formerly) its use on EVERY cover of the Christian "Watchtower" magazine, and on a Christian school-button.

The Watch Tower is a Jehovah Witness publication. The founder of it Charles Taze Russell was a Free Mason. That pin looks identical to the one on the Watch Tower Booklet. Maybe if I actually answer my door when they come knocking on it and ringing the doorbell they'll give me one...