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Masonic Gifts over Thirty Pounds

With the recent upswing in popularity of gifts with a Masonic theme, the sky is the limit for the pricing on gifts. Museum quality replicas are a very popular type of gift and carry price tags commensurate with the level of detail that goes into the replica. For the mason, the blending of different eras of religion into their beliefs is important and as such, replicas of the Rosetta Stone are quite popular as well as other Egyptian artefacts.

Another popular, but expensive, gift idea is to purchase the Mason a Masonic Sword. These swords are replicas of those that the Knights Templar used for both ceremonial and battle use. The ones available today are mostly ceremony specific pieces with unsharpened blades. The prices vary a great deal, as does the quality of the items. Finding a sword that is the proper one for the Mason's level is important so some research into Freemasonry is vital to picking the right sword for the recipient. For the collector of Masonic pieces though, they will enjoy any variation that can be found.

Finally, a popular type of gift for Masons is to give them jewellery. Often cast in silver, these gifts are beautiful showpieces of Masonic symbolism. They are available in various sizes and levels of detail and some are even made by masons, for masons. The designs vary, though the common "G" design is very popular. Another common design is the "Man who Would be King" design as well as other, older, pendant designs, many reproduced and antiqued to look like vintage pieces. There even designs available that are appropriate for the lady of a mason, with smaller pendant designs.

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