Master Mason Challenge Coin | Solomon's Temple and the Three Ruffians

He Kept the Secrets. They Buried Him for It.

Every Master Mason knows the legend. Three ruffians, impatient for wages they hadn't earned, confronted Grand Master Hiram Abiff and demanded the secrets of a Master Mason. He refused. They struck him down and hid his body in the rubbish of the Temple. This coin captures both sides of that story.

Obverse: Search Among the Ruins

The Temple stands half-built among rubble and broken stone, scaffolding still in place against a burning sky. The inscription Buried in the Rubbish of the Temple marks the spot where the search begins.

Reverse: Reveal the Secrets

The three ruffians stand before Solomon's Temple, aprons on and working tools in hand. Above them, Solomon's Temple. Below, the demand that set the tragedy in motion.

Limited to 100

Each coin is individually serialized, 001 through 100. When the run is gone, it's gone.

Design Details

• Antique copper relief with full-color printed centers
• Black enamel rings with gold-tone lettering and raised rim
• Square and Compasses, Temple pillars, and acacia sprigs on both faces
• Serialized 001 to 100
• 1.75" diameter
• 4mm thick

For the Brother Who Was Raised

A fitting gift for a newly raised Master Mason, a Lodge anniversary, or a Brother who has kept faith with his obligation.

Designed by Ice Station Zebra.