Coins, Tokens, Historical Medals, Paper Money and Numismatic Books

Irish Medals, WORLD COINS, Irish Medals, The Synod of Thurles, 1850, a copper medal, unsigned, bust of Pius IX three-quarters left, hibernicis carus below, rev. legend in 10 lines, 34mm. Extremely fine and very rare £40-60

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals formed by Major John Crooks.

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The Synod of Thurles, co Tipperary, which commenced on 22 August 1850 at St Patrick’s College, was the first formal synod of Catholic episcopacy and clergy since 1642. One of the outcomes of the gathering was the establishment of the Catholic University of Ireland in 1851