Irish Coins & Historical Medals

Royal Dublin Society, Robert Boyle Prize, 1899, a copper award medal by A. Wyon, bust right in open shirt, rev. seated figure of Hibernia with spear and shield, 72mm. With suspension loop, extremely fine and extremely rare £100-£150

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: Bt D. Fearon June 2006.

Robert Boyle (1627-91), natural philosopher, chemist, physicist and inventor. Between 1899 and 2003 only 35 medals were awarded. Today the prize carries a bursary of €40,000. Background details and a list of recipients is sold with the lot