Description

Victoria, 1837-1901. Gold Medal 1874, 33.04 g. The Society of the Attorneys and Solicitors of Ireland, Prize Medal. By J. Woodhouse. Coat of arms of the society. VERITAS VINCET. Rv. Engraving within wreath. AWARDED TO John Harwey Hogan Esq for Superior answering at the competitive Examination FOR THE Society's Prize Micha's Term. 1874. THE SOCIETY OF THE ATTORNEYS & SOLICITORS OF IRELAND . INST 1841 . INCORP 1852. Plain edge. 39.2 mm. Eimer -. BHM -. Vorzüglich / Extremely Fine. Winzige Randfehler / Tiny edge flaws.

From the auction Spink 15005, London, July 2015, lot 471.

The Law Society of Ireland was established on 24 June 1830 with premises at Inns Quay, Dublin. The committee requested that the hall and chambers for the use of solicitors should be erected away from the King's Inns, and apartments in the Four Courts were allotted by the King's Inns to solicitors in May 1841. However, the adequacy of that accommodation at the Four Courts was to be a bone of contention between the Society and the benchers for 30 years. The first president, Josiah Dunn, was elected in 1842. The Law Society was incorporated by royal charter obtained from Queen Victoria on 5 April 1852 under the name of "The Incorporated Society of Attorneys and Solicitors of Ireland".