Washington Masonic & Fraternal Medals

About This Coin

Celebrating George Washington's prominent role in American Freemasonry, the Washington Masonic and Fraternal Medals document the enduring connection between the first president and the fraternal organization that claimed him as its most illustrious member. Washington was initiated into the Masonic lodge at Fredericksburg, Virginia in 1752, rose through the craft degrees, and served as Worshipful Master of Alexandria Lodge No. 22 in the years following the Revolution — a Masonic career that fraternal organizations have commemorated through a prolific output of medals, tokens, and ceremonial objects spanning more than two centuries. These medals typically feature Washington's portrait in combination with Masonic symbols — the square and compass, the all-seeing eye, the trowel, the level, and other implements of the craft — creating designs that simultaneously honor Washington the patriot and Washington the Freemason. Many Masonic Washington medals were produced for specific lodge anniversaries, grand lodge convocations, or Masonic events at sites associated with Washington's life and career, such as the cornerstone-laying of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial in Alexandria, Virginia, which began in 1922 and was completed in 1932. The George Washington Medals catalog provides attribution numbers for the numerous Masonic medal die varieties, organizing them by lodge, event, and manufacturer to create a systematic collecting framework. The medals attract collectors from both the numismatic and Masonic communities, creating demand that supports market values in the three- to four-figure range for scarce varieties with strong eye appeal and interesting provenance. The dual appeal of these medals — combining Washington historical significance with Masonic symbolism and fraternal identity — ensures that they remain among the most actively collected subcategories within the broader George Washington medal series.