Description

Padraig Pearse 1916 Easter Rising Commemorative Medallion

In mint condition, silver tone,  in a protective case, issued in 2016 for the 100.th anniversary of the 1916 Rising in Ireland.

This medallion commemorates Pádraig Pearse, one of the seven signatories of the 1916 Proclamation of Independence and Commander-in-Chief of the Irish Volunteers during the Easter Rising. Pearse stood outside Dublin’s General Post Office (GPO) on Easter Monday, 1916, and read the Proclamation aloud, marking the start of the Rising. He was executed on May 3, 1916, at Kilmainham Gaol, becoming the first rebel leader put to death in its aftermath.

Diameter – 38 mm approx.