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Victoria, 1837-1901. Gold Medal n. d. (awarded 1861), 63.71 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 on shamrock patterned background, rose and portcullis flanking. ETHICS ET LOCICIS FELICITER EXCULTIS. In exergue engraving: Gulielmus G. S. Monck, Sch. Edge engraving: 1861. 51.4 mm. Eimer -. BHM -. Gutes vorzüglich / About Uncirculated. Leicht gereinigt und kleine Druckstelle / Lightly cleaned and tiny pressure mark.

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.

This medal was awarded to William Henry Stanley Monck (21 April 1839 - 24 June 1915) who was an Irish astronomer and philosopher. In 1878, he was appointed as Professor of Moral Philosophy and remained in that position until 1892. On 28 August 1892, he became the first person to measure starlight electrically. For many years Monck served as Chief Registrar for the Bankruptcy Division of the High Court of Ireland. He wrote several works about logic, metaphysics, and astronomy, and was the author of a collection of articles in Popular Astronomy. He was also a founding member of the British Astronomical Association, on whose body he served.