Coins, Paper Money, Tokens and Historical Medals

Wexford United Agricultural Society, a silver award medal, unsigned, bull and sheep in central medallion, heads of other farm animals in medallions around, farm implements below, rev. named (Awarded to Captain T. Walker For The best Litter of not Less than 6 Pigs, 1897), 47mm. Obverse extremely fine and toned, reverse very fine, rare £80-100

Provenance: J. Spencer Collection, DNW Auction M5, 17 December 2007, lot 1231.

Thomas Joseph Walker (1839-1913), 1st Royal Dragoon Guards, was a member of the Walker family of Tykillen, co Wexford. First commissioned Cornet in the 1st Royal Dragoons on 3 August 1860, he was promoted to Lieutenant on 9 December 1862 and Captain on 15 February 1868. Sold with relevant copied extracts