WHYTE'S THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR SATURDAY 6 APRIL 2019 AT 11AM

War of Independence THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR · 6 APRIL 2019 AT 11AM 190 1917-1921War of Independence service medal and a gilt metal brooch. The brooch engraved “Erin”, with harp, shamrock and shillelagh; with envelope bearing Department of Defence hand-stamp addressed to Aubrey Hunt. Estimate €200-€250 (approx £170-£220) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid 190 191 1917-1921War of Independence Service Medal. Unnamed, missing loop and bar, lacking ribbon, and a Department of Education silver medal to Micheal Cresswell for chemistry, 1940. Estimate €100-€150 (approx £90-£130) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid 191 192 1920 Republic of Ireland Bond Certificate for One Hundred Dollars Issued by Dáil Eireann, with printed signatures of Sean Noonan, Registrar, and Eamon de Valera (“Eamon de bhaileara”). Issued to John C Crane. A very rare denomination Issued to raise funds for Dáil Éireann. Éamon de Valera, the president of the first Dáil, issued this bond in 1920 during the War of Independence. While on his American tour, de Valera raised over five million dollars through the sale of republican bonds. In the aftermath of the Irish Civil War, a dispute arose regarding the money raised by the earlier sale of the republican bonds in America. De Valera claimed the funds on behalf of his party. The Free State government, under President William T. Cosgrave, also claimed the funds. While the Irish High Court remitted half the funds to the Irish government, the other half remained on deposit in New York. In 1927, the New York Supreme Court ruled for neither Cosgrave nor de Valera and ordered that the balance of the funds be returned to the original subscribers. Estimate €500-€700 (approx £440-£610) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid 192