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Ref: 6414 |
National
Temperance League Festival, Band of Hope Union Choir 1872, white metal medal,
extremely
rare Obv: boy
kneeling at prayer, TRAIN UP A CHILD IN THE WAY HE SHOULD GO on banner below,
BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH / LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION above, WINE IS A
MOCKER below Rev:
THE HOLDER OF THIS MEDAL WAS ONE OF THE TEN THOUSAND SINGERS WHO TWO CONCERTS
AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE JULY 23. 1872 on central shield, UNITED KINGDOM BAND OF
HOPE UNION CHOIR on border around Condition:
Good very fine; Diameter: 38mm Reference:
Allen SY-1872/001 (previously unrecorded); Crummett BH37 Notes:
The National Temperance League was formed in 1856 and the United Kingdon Band of Hope was formed in 1855, with the aim of
keeping children away from alcohol. They held an annual festival at Crystal Palace.
The “ten thousand” children in the choir was in fact five thousand, who each
performed twice. Price
£50 |
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