Irish Coins & Historical Medals

Cork Industrial Exhibition, 1883, a gilt-bronze award medal, unsigned, arms in trilobe, rev. harp within finely-wrought border, named (John O’Connor, Highest Award for General Excellence in Cooperage), 70mm (Allen Pt 5). A couple of trifling edge nicks, otherwise extremely fine and a handsome medal £150-£200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Irish Historical Medals, the Property of a Gentleman.

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Provenance: J. Spencer Collection, DNW Auction 66, 6 July 2005, lot 1139; DNW Auction M8, 24 June 2009, lot 2137