Occasionally I will see coins that were left on a tombstone. What does that mean?
Category: Tombstone Art
Jun 13
Tombstone Tuesday-FNDOZBTKC/MRAY Masonic Inscription
These mysterious letters, FNDOZBTKC/MRAY, are inscribed on a tombstone in Van Wert’s Woodland Cemetery and are a Masonic acronym.
May 16
Tombstone Tuesday-John Hancock
This is an interesting tombstone inscription. It is a rebus puzzle, a word picture puzzle. The word rebus is derived from Latin phrase non verbis, sed rebus, meaning “not by words, but by things.” Can you figure it out?
May 02
Tombstone Tuesday-Walther League Symbol
This is the symbol for the Walther League, a youth society for the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS).
Apr 25
Tombstone Tuesday-Luther Rose Symbol
The image on these tombstones is the Luther Rose, the symbol for Lutheranism. The seal was designed by Martin Luther in 1516 and it symbolizes the basic elements of Christian theology.
Karen Miller Bennett, CG(R)
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