Masonic Mark Masters Medal. Silver. Presented to Asahel Buck. 50 mm x 55mm, thin shield-shaped planchet. 11 grams. Pierced at top for suspension, with loop. <strong>Obv:</strong> Fancy initials AB at center surrounded by double concentric circles, inside of which appear the letters HTWSSTKS. Small five-pointed stars between each letter. The phrase VIRTUE SHALL CEMENT US appears in an arc above the circles below a decorative curtain, with the AL date 5823 at the bottom. <strong>Rev:</strong> A large sun appears at the center, surrounded by stars and the planet Earth inside a circle. The name ASAHEL BUCKS is engraved around the lower rim of the circle. An early medal which will be exactly 200 years old next year.
