tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681636933577206972.post7308508817710021402..comments2024-03-27T11:32:49.791-07:00Comments on Papergreat: Friday night mystery: Crown? Medal? VM logo?Chris Ottohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13435979081891289688noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681636933577206972.post-83240370075453920032013-02-01T21:38:40.122-07:002013-02-01T21:38:40.122-07:00WONDERFUL WORK, Nicole. Thank you very much. I don...WONDERFUL WORK, Nicole. Thank you very much. I don't think I've ever seen a mystery solved so quickly. And the C was right there staring me in the face, and I totally missed it. Looking forward to reading more about Royal Arcanum! Chris Ottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13435979081891289688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681636933577206972.post-30869924966203691542013-02-01T21:35:17.274-07:002013-02-01T21:35:17.274-07:00...I think this one is very similar: http://www.eb......I think this one is very similar: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Royal-Arcanum-Fraternal-Insurance-Soc-Medal-Crown-Blue-Ribbon-4-5-x-2-/130842846005?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e76d76335<br /><br />Nicole Belolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05803052809606172732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681636933577206972.post-30635652238513420832013-02-01T21:32:18.835-07:002013-02-01T21:32:18.835-07:00Hi, Chris, Well, I noticed that the medal also inc...Hi, Chris, Well, I noticed that the medal also includes a C in a purple or pink color behind the M. I did some googling, and it turns out the medal design is associated with a beneficent fraternal organization called Royal Arcanum, established in 1877. According to this source < http://books.google.com/books?id=LUFYAAAAYAAJ&dq=royal+arcanum+what+does+1105+mean&source=gbs_navlinks_s>, 1105 has some mystical meaning. V.C.M. (or V.M.C), according to this source < http://www.stichtingargus.nl/vrijmetselarij/arcanum_r.html>, stands for virtue, mercy, and charity. There are several medals associated with the group for sale on eBay. Based on the design, I would suspect that this ephemera dates to the late nineteenth or early twentieth-century. It’s a lovely item! I wonder what the paper itself was used for.Nicole Belolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05803052809606172732noreply@blogger.com