Medal (reverse), commemorating Scottish Temperance Jubilee

This is the reverse 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.

In the centre of the reverse is the inscription 'Scottish Temperence Jubilee 1879', with a thistle above and below. The inscription around the edge reads 'Temperence Movement Begun By Dunlop Collins And Others in 1829'.

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

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Online ID:	000-100-048-144-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.1949.1010
Date:	1879
Material:	Silver plate
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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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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