Keystone

Keystone

Der "Keystone" oder Schlüsselstein ist das markanteste Symbol der Royal Arch-Maurerei. Über die Bedeutung der Lettern gibt es zahlreiche, teils verballhornende Interpretationen. Die gängigste ist jedoch "Hiram, Tyrian, Widow's Son, Sendeth To King Solomon ". Als Keystone (engl-), bezeichnet man den zuletzt eingefügten Schlußstein, der das Gewölbe hält. Wird im Royal Arch und in der Markmaurerei symbolisch gedeutet; in letzterer mit den Buchstaben: H. T. W. S. S. T. K. S., die an die Hiramlegende anknüpfen.

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Royal Arch Chapter Penny

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This Royal Arch Chapter Penny belonged to Brother Companion Alexander Daniels who was made a Mark Mason in Mount Vernon Royal Arch Chapter in Needham, Mass. The face of the penny bears his Mark... A (thistle) D inside the center of the Keystone. In ancient times your Chapter penny was your most valued possession. It was given as a token of credit when services or money was borrowed and not returned until the debt was fully repaid. It was the "mark" of a mans integrity to keep his word. Very similar to having a credit card in todays world. In its Masonic use, the penny is simply a symbol of the reward of faithful labor.

Royal Arch Chapter Penny. Quelle: Phoenixmasonry

In the parable read in the Mark Degree a penny is the amount given to each of the laborers in the vineyard for his day's labors. This was also the chief silver coin of the Romans from the beginning of the coinage of the city to the earliest part of the third century. Indeed, the name continued to be employed in the coinage of the Continental States, which imitated that of the Byzantine Empire, and was adopted by the Anglo-Saxons. The penny is also found in ancient mythology where it was placed in the mouth of the deceased so that he would have the money to pay his fare to the ferryman when crossing the river Styx on his journey through the underworld. Quelle: Phoenixmasonry

This Chapter Penny is from Providence Royal Arch Chapter No. 1, Providence, R.I. Quelle: Phoenixmasonry