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Auction 74  12-13 Apr 2023
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Lot 595

Estimate: 100 GBP
Price realized: 300 GBP
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Ireland, Daniel O'Connell (1775-1847), Repeal of the Union, copper medal (1843), unsigned, bust of O'Connell l., REPEAL OF THE UNION – LIBERATOR, rev. crowned harp and shamrocks, FIRST FLOWER OF THE EARTH ..., 35mm. (BHM.2022; Eimer 1379), choice extremely fine
The reverse legend is from the second stanza of Remember Thee, one of the Irish Melodies by the Irish poet Thomas Moore (1779-1852) and often quoted by Daniel O'Connell and his supporters:- Wert thou all that I wish thee, great, glorious, and free; First flower of the earth and first gem of the sea.

Estimate: 100 - 140 GBP
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