Description:
IRELAND. PEARSE BATTALION OLD COMRADES ASSOCIATION BRONZE MINIATURE MEDAL. Obverse depicts the association badge, crossed quill pen and sword superimposed on an open book, with a ribbon below bearing the Gaelic legend "Beart de reir ar mbriathar" (action to match our words). Reverse plain (unnamed, as issued). The medal measures .75 inches (19mm) diameter, has an integral straight bar suspender, and the medal and suspender are made from struck bronze. On a length of ribbon in the regimental colours, burgundy with a yellow central stripe, and with a top brooch suspender for wearing, virtually as struck.
The Pearse Battalion Old Comrades Association comprises ex-members of the Pearse Battalion of 1946-1959, and the Pearse Company of the 20th Battalion of 1959-2003. This is a rare miniature medal, with only approximately 100 having been struck.
