1086792 | IRELAND REPUBLIC. Trinity College, Dublin. "1591" (1926) AV Medal of 9 Ducats Weight. NGC MS65DPL (Deep Prooflike). By West & Son, King's Jewellers, Grafton Street. Edge: Plain. 40mm. 31.09gm. COLL. SS. ET. INDIVID. TRIN. REG. ELIZABETHAE. JVXTA. DVBL. 1591. Half-length bust of Elizabeth I, three-quarters right, elaborately draped and jewelled / HIST ET SCIENT: POLIT: FELICITER EXCULTIS// MAXWELL S McINTOSH, 1926. Large heraldic shield. Eimer 1453A; MI i, 158/138.

This medal was issued from about 1850 onward, given occasionally to an outstanding candidate in any of several fields. The design relates to the 1591 grant by Queen Elizabeth I to erect a college at Dublin, leading to the founding of Trinity College. Currently the finest known at NGC as of August 2026

Includes original case.


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Prize Medal awarded to Maxwel S McIntosh 1926 for History and Science.