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Another CTR ring

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Boise Ron

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I found a child's adjustable CTR ring. Not valuable in any case, but it looks like silver, but is stamped with "SoZ" on the back, not with "925" or "sterling". Googling gave me no clues. Anyone know what the "SoZ" means?
 
I've never heard of zinc being used as a bsse metal . That IMO would be the ringmaster who made that Mormon Choose The Right ring. I have a one or two CTR rings with the Ringmaster's initials.
 
I was under the impression that the Mormon Church has/had skilled craftsmen with but title know of ringmaster, I thought they were responsible for making rings for the ceremonies.
I guess I conjured that up from what I was told about my ring. I found his ring master company online and they make cgr rings.
http://www.ringmastersonline.com/
 
Years ago I picked up a second job at a retailer that sold some of those rings. Ringmasters is a company that makes them much like Jostens that mass produces high school rings. The ctr rings were usually either silver or gold back then. They may be plating now, not sure. The rings are often given as reminder type gifts when someone is baptized. They also make them with initials in different languages that are sometimes gifted to missionaries headed to other countries. I found quite a few when I lived in Utah. There are also some really cheap adjustable ones with a split on the back side that were very common in playgrounds. They were sold for less than a dollar to give to the really young kids. Perhaps that is the type you found.
 
Hi Kaigold. I posted one of my plated CTR rings on T-Net and this is the iinformation I got:

The blow quote is from this link:
http://ezinearticles.com/?The-History-of-the-CTR-Ring&id=1465840

The History of the CTR Ring

The CTR ring has been a religious symbol of faith for the Mormon religion for nearly 50 years. The three letters meaning "Choose The Right", inset on a green shield, have a rich history, and a profound, deeper meaning for many of the church's members. Since it's inception in the 1960s by the church's Primary General Board member Hellen Alldredge, it has grown to become a fashion fad amongst the LDS people.
Creation
The creation of the ring was headed by a committee of eight women of the LDS church: Noami W. Randall, Norma Nichols, Virginia Cannon, Vauna Jacobsen, Ruth Clinger, Virginia Bryner, Jean Hughes and Helen Evans. Head of the committee, Noami W. Randall was the first to recommend that the symbol be officially incorporated into the church's teaching material for the youth. The church wanted a "Badge of belief" for both boys and girls. Norma Nichols recalled, "Back then boys didn't wear necklaces and earrings, so a ring seemed like a good idea." The committee thought a shield would be appropriate as to "shield" the youth from temptation. A green background for the shield was recommended in relation to the evergreen tree - a tree that remains constant as seasons change. The committee contracted Coy Miles, president of a Salt Lake-based jewelry company to design the ring, and Joel Izatt created the artwork for the teaching materials.
In 1970, then apostle of the church Gordon B. Hinckley, officially announced the new "CTR" material in a church-wide conference as part of a program for six and seven-year-old children. In conjunction with the new program, each child was to be issued a new CTR ring and also be taught its symbolic meaning. At the time of its release, the adjustable CTR ring made of a combination of nickel and platinum was sold for only 35 cents. Since then, the symbol and its meaning have been taught to the LDS primary-aged youth of the worldwide church

CTR Today
Since the creation of the CTR ring, the symbol of the shield and letters have been put on t-shirts, earrings, bracelets, bookmarks, stationary, ties and hundreds of different ring designs in over 30 languages. Manufacturers pay royalties to the LDS church in order to put the shield on their own products. Thousands of CTR rings are sold each year through online retailers and brick and mortar stores, including Walmart.
It has become popular for the members of the church, especially the youth, to outwardly express their devotion and commitment to doing what is right by wearing their CTR rings and other memorabilia.


Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/1465840
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It looks like the SoZ on the Primary CTR ring means "Symbols of Zion". My son lost his, but remembered it had those letters engraved on it. So cool to find the meaning.
 
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