Irish Surplus Revenue Dispute,
Irish Surplus Revenue Dispute, , bronze medal, 1753, the Speaker of the Irish parliament holds up a bag inscribed Vindicata and places a cap of Liberty on the head of Hibernia, attended by Industry and Law, above Fame with a trumpet and flag inscribed, in exergue a vulture and wolf with human features scramble for gold. ERGA TUA JURA MANEBUNT, (THEREFORE YOUR RIGHTS SHALL REMAIN, rev. legend in eleven lines, 44 mm (MI 673/385), with integral loop for suspension. Good very fine. £295.00
The situation had arisen as to what extent the Irish parliament was able to appropriate any surplus for their own purposes. A bill was introduced in 1753 which would allow the English Ministry to take control of the surplus. A bill was brought before the Irish House of Commons to that effect and defeated by 124 to 117 votes.
A gold example in the British Museum is inscribed "Caesar Colclough Esqr. KT. of the Shire of the County of Wexford."
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