1 Penny - Pittsburgh R.A. Chapter №268 Pittsburg, Pennsylvania ND

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CONSTITUTED APRIL 30. 1888
H-T-W-S-S-T-K-S
ONE PENNY

Edge

Plain

Comment

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), U.S.A.
http://tokencatalog.com/reference%20pages/Masonic%20Chapter%20Pennies%20-%20Wright3.pdf
http://www.brianrxm.com/comdir/cnstokmed_masonic.htm
Royal Arch Mason Pennies:
 The Masonic Penny, Masonic Chapter Penny, Mark Penny, Masonic Coin, or Masonic Token,
is a coin or medallion made and used by some Masonic lodges.
 They are given to members during initiation ceremonies or meetings.
 The Royal Arch Masons are specialized Masonic lodges sometimes called York Rite Masons.
They almost always issue Masonic Pennies to their members.
These lodges sometimes use the abbreviation R.A.M. on their pennies.
 The date on the coin is the date the lodge was chartered, not when the token was manufactured.
 The pennies are usually 30 mm to 35 mm in diameter, similar in size to the old pre-decimal
English penny (31 mm).
 They are manufactured by the lodges or by commercial minting or Masonic regalia companies.
Most have generic designs and the names of the chapters on them.
Some have the Biblical Ark of the Covenant on them, an important Masonic symbol.
The Masonic Anno Inventionis (A.I.) year is the ordinary year + 530.
The HTWSSTKS emblem means "Hiram, Tyrian, Widow's Son, Sendeth To King Solomon".
 Most Royal Arch chapters have disbanded.