Commemorative Medals, Constantine Henry Phipps, Earl of Mulgrave (1798-1763), Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, copper tribute medal, 1837, by Mulrenin after G Brown, head left, PACIFICATOR HIBERNAE, rev. Earl's coronet above legend, 51.5mm (BHM 1750; Eimer -), very fine with good portrait, minor edge bruises, scarce
Phipp's political career began as MP for Scarborough. He was Governor of Jamaica, 1832-1834, Lord Privy Seal, 1834, and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1835.