Vintage Temperance Temple Knights Bronze Medal by Sporrong & Co

DESCRIPTION Vintage anti alcohol Swedish Sporrong & co Temperance movement bronze centennial memory medal for the Temple Knights as a reward for faithfulness to the organization for members. Sporrong is one of the oldest companies in Sweden. The business was founded in Stockholm in 1666 by Master Henrik Grau, girdle-maker. Following several changes of name and owner, the business was taken over in 1842 by Carl Claes Sporrong, who also gave his name to the company. Today, production is carried out at the company’s own facilities in Finland and Estonia, or by authorised partners in other parts of the world. Sporrong has sales offices in Sweden, Finland, Norway, Estonia and Latvia. On July 8, 1961, 100 years have elapsed since the Temple Knights Order's great innovators Oskar Eklund was born. Supreme Council decided to commemorate the 100th anniversary by letting minting a commemorative medal in bronze, which would be made available to all members of the Order. The anti alcohol mem