Vintage 10K Gold "Kismet" Masonic Shriners Lapel Pin rare yellow gold with enamel Inlay pin measures 0. 65" across & weighs 0. 04 ozt. (1. 2g) stamped 10K. It seems to be from around the 1930s.

Among 502 candidates initiated into the Shrine in 1923 at the Kismet Temple were Theodore Roosevelt Jr, Assistant Secretary of the Navy and the Rev Dr Newell Dwight Hillis, pastor of Plymouth Church. Other prominent Shriners have included President Truman, General Douglas MacArthur and comedian Harold Lloyd, who was a past Imperial Potentate.

A rare piece of history, please note how tiny it is. In excellent condition.

This item is sold from an excellent, highly rated vintage boutique in Los Angeles, CA.