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

Irish Medals, WORLD COINS, Irish Medals, Catholic University School of Medicine, Dublin, a silver award medal by E. Johnson for J. Fenton, arms in quadrilobe, rev. wreath, named (Medal in Sanitary Science Awarded to D. Forde, ex aequo 1902), hallmarked Birmingham 1902, 47mm (cf. DNW M5, 1045). Extremely fine, toned £60-80

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 Catholic University School of Medicine was founded in 1855 and soon earnt a successful reputation because its teaching was recognized as qualifying a student to sit the examinations for a license to practise. It was placed under a governing body of its own in 1892 and merged in the new University College, Dublin, in 1909