Coins and Historical Medals

Belfast, Royal Ulster Agricultural Society, a silver award medal by Jarrett, London, Hibernia seated on plinth, kneeling figures at left and right, bee-hive and other implements of agriculture around, rev. wreathes of wheat, hand at top, named (Won by Mr Charles Breeze Eolian of Lisnabreeny 1923), hallmarked Birmingham 1923, 45mm, 45.50g (cf. DNW 76/1014); Killyleagh Show, Flinn Medal, a silver award medal by W.J. Dingley, named (1925 Presented by W.R. Flinn J.P. Won by C. Breeze), 38mm, 24.55g [2]. Very fine or better, first with edge nicks at six o’clock £80-£100

The Ulster Agricultural Society was formed in 1903 from the North-East Agricultural Association of Ireland. It subsequently became the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society by command of Edward VII. The Society’s showground is at Balmoral, Belfast.