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1914-1946 collection of medals including UK 1919 Victory Medal, Irish 1939-1946 Emergency Service Medal (2) etc.
Starting Bid: €70
Estimate:
€100 - €150
Ended
Timed Auction
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Description
Description: Also includes a Primrose League medal, 1919 Peace medal, UK 1939-1945 War Medal, USA 1976 1776 commemorative medal and a Buffaloes Flying Six Lodge medal. (8)
Note: The Primrose League was established in 1883 by Lord Randolph Churchill and John Gorst in the wake of the Conservative Party's loss to Gladstone in the 1880 election and after the death of Benjamin Disraeli in 1881. Disraeli had been the hero of Popular Conservatism and had actually done much to expand the franchise to working class men in the cities in particular. The Primrose League would try to reach out to these new voters using innovative campaigning and imaginative social opportunities. The reason that the Primrose was chosen as an emblem was because it was purported to be Disraeli's favourite flower and it was already being worn by Conservative Party members on the anniversaries of his death. The League was more a social club by its centenary in 1983 and was finally absorbed into the Conservative Party in 2004.
Note: The Primrose League was established in 1883 by Lord Randolph Churchill and John Gorst in the wake of the Conservative Party's loss to Gladstone in the 1880 election and after the death of Benjamin Disraeli in 1881. Disraeli had been the hero of Popular Conservatism and had actually done much to expand the franchise to working class men in the cities in particular. The Primrose League would try to reach out to these new voters using innovative campaigning and imaginative social opportunities. The reason that the Primrose was chosen as an emblem was because it was purported to be Disraeli's favourite flower and it was already being worn by Conservative Party members on the anniversaries of his death. The League was more a social club by its centenary in 1983 and was finally absorbed into the Conservative Party in 2004.
Condition
Mainly fine to very fine.