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Victoria, 1837-1901. Gold Medal 1850 (awarded 1919), 30.95 g. Trinity College, Dublin. Prize Medal. By W. Woodhouse. Elizabeth, bust three-quarters. COLL . SS . ET . INDIVID . TRIN . REC . ELIZABETHÆ . JVXTA . DVBL . 1591. Rv. College coat of arms. Engraving: LITERIS RECENTIORIBUS FELICITER EXCULTIS. JOHANNES C . DONALDSON . 1919. Plain edge. 39.7 mm. Eimer 1453A. BHM -. FDC / Mint State. Im Etui / In box.

Purchased from Spink, London, June 2002, lot CM105.

Trinity College Dublin, officially titled "The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth" near Dublin, is the sole constituent college of the University of Dublin, Ireland. Founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I of England, who issued a royal charter on the advice of the former Archbishop of Armagh and Lord Chancellor of Ireland, Adam Loftus, it was modelled after the collegiate universities of both Oxford and Cambridge, with whom it shares a unique relationship. It is one of the "seven ancient universities" of Great Britain and Ireland, and has significantly influenced Irish literature, law, medicine and science.