Medal - The Fenian Brotherhood 1866 front Medal - The Fenian Brotherhood 1866 back
Medal - The Fenian Brotherhood 1866 photo
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Medal - The Fenian Brotherhood

1866 year
Brass - 29.5 mm
Description
Location
Ireland
Queen
Victoria (1837-1901)
Type
Medals › Membership medals
Year
1866
Composition
Brass
Diameter
29.5 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-11-12
References
Numista
N#150878
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Clasped hands and date.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
IRELAND
18 / 66
AMERICA

Comment

The first Fenian Society was founded in America in 1858, and money was sent from there to Ireland. The leader in Ireland, James Stephenson, had fled to America in 1865.