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Birmingham.
Venerable Order of Druids, First Public Procession 1806, white metal medal by
Benjamin Patrick, rare Obv:
veiled head of a druid left, VENERABLE ORDER OF DRUIDS around top, IN
COMMEMORATION OF THE FIRST PUBLIC PROCESSION TO ST PHILIP’S BIRMM AUGT 18TH
ANNO DOMINI 1806 in two lines below Rev:
three druids offering a sacrifice on an altar under an oak tree, AMITY in
exergue Condition:
Very fine, some scratches in obverse field; Diameter: 53mm References:
W 1728; DW 119/154; David Symons, A
Druid’s Medal of 1806 (BNJ 2007, pp 297-301); BHM unlisted Notes:
The Ancient Order of Druids was part of a late 18th century
revival in all things druidic. It was founded in 1781 at the King’s Arms in
Poland Street, off Oxford Street, London. It was founded principally as a
mystic brotherhood, an unregulated fraternal society, with charity towards
impoverished members a secondary consideration. In 1833 many members split
away to form the United Ancient Order of Druids, a registered friendly
society.
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