Silver medal (obverse) of the Glasgow Band of Hope

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This is the obverse of a silver medal issued by the Glasgow Band of Hope in 1879 to celebrate the Scottish Temperance Jubilee, the 50th anniversary of temperance in Scotland. The medal was made by D. Cunninghame in 1879.

The obverse features a shield of arms flanked by a man and a woman each of whom are carrying a banner. The man's banner reads 'Sobriety', the woman's 'Domestic Comfort'. Above the shield is a lamb with a cross and the word 'Religion'.

The Band of Hope, established in 1847, educated children against the evils of alcohol.

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• Online ID: 000-190-000-191-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.1949.1010
• Date: 1879
  
• Material: Silver plate
  Medal, commemorative
  
• Dimensions: 35 mm Dia
  
• What: Medal, commemorative
  
• Subject: Medals (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: Collins
  D. Cunninghame (Maker)
  Dunlop
  Glasgow Band of Hope Union
  
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• Event:
• Description: Silver plated medal of the Glasgow Band of Hope Union and the Scottish Temperance Jubilee, by D. Cunninghame, 1879
  
• References:
  • Cochran-Patrick (1884), 156, 19 
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