The mark consists of a seal portraying a stylized altar with carvings of vines, leaves, suns, moons, circles and a dove; the words INDEPENDENT UNITED ORDER OF MECHANICS and an open hand with a heart in the center appear at the top of the altar, underneath is a crest featuring a compass, star, helmet, keys and escutcheon and the words IN GOD IS OUR TRUST; at the center of the altar is a woman standing with her hands across her chest and two women kneeling in prayer; on the left side of the altar in the image are two men with a book; on the right side of the altar in the image is a man holding a shield with a Star of David and a man holding a piece of wood; the base of the altar has a star within a circle and a book displaying the words THE VOLUMNE OF THE SACRED LAW KEEP A SEAL UPON MY LIPS KEEP THOU THE DOOR OF MY HEART; two cherubs surround the book; a woman sits to the left of the left-most cherub; the words LOVE AND UNITY-SECRECY-FIDELITY-BENEVOLENCE-HONOR AND TRUTH appear at the bottom of the altar.