HI All, Here are my latest additions to my Ireland collection. The First in the 2011 Gold commem. I am real history nut and I'm fasinated by celtic art, history, and design. I saw that these were being released and got on the waiting list, I concider myself lucky to have gotten one. The second one is very special, to me anyway. It is a medal commerating the 50th year of the Numismatic Society of Ireland. There are only 95 of these in exsistance. I can be pretty sure I am the only person that has one of these in the US. I have been communcating with one of their members for a number of months now working out details on getting one for me. Sorry about the poor photos, still learning. I tried to photo the reverse of the medal but it is SO reflective all you can see in my camera LOL. Thanks for looking
Congrats on the additions to your Irish collection Mark. I wouldn't mind having a copy of the Numismatic Society of Ireland jubilee medal for my collection of numismatic medals. Just in case you get tired of it my birthday is in September...but an early gift would be acceptable. Bruce
That is a real Beauty John, do you have any info on it? Let the hunt begin LOL! Thanks for posting it!
All I know is that she was crafted with great care (and lots of hallmarks) and was awarded to a musician in Dublin in 1932.
Wow, look at that knotwork, what a knockout! Congrats on that one. Thanks John it is just incredible!
What a lovely 20e coin :thumb: and If you like the celtic design Merlin have a look for this one John what a lovely image on the medal, it reminded me of this coin
Wow, your medal is beautiful John, what an outstanding piece of art. You sure got merlin's attention...and mine. Bruce
Seems that in the early 1930s several coins and medals had such designs. When I saw that medal, I thought of this Polish coin (image: worldcoingallery.com), also from 1932 ... Christian
You got that right. The coin is sold out at the central bank. When I first saw an image of the design, I thought of Clonmacnoise, but I don't know whether the coin depicts an actual, specific site ... Christian
:thumb: Nice Irish coin. here one I would like to find a Proof as the mintage is less 1000 I think it 721?but not sure
This is a rough customer compared to the beauties shown above, but it has its charms. It commemorates the visit of the new king George IV to Dublin in 1821. As part of his visit, he donated funds to have a bridge built there. The bridge (aptly named Kingsbridge) still stands, and is one I've crossed over many times: Heuston Station stands in the background, known for a long time as Kingsbridge Station.
