RARE 1862 Scottish Royal Caledonian Curling Club Token Award Medal Pin Silver
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Check out my E-Bay Store for High Grade Vintage Coins and Pins! RARE 1862 Scottish Royal Caledonian Curling Club Token Award Medal Pin Sterling SilverThe origin of The Royal Caledonian Curling Club dates back to 25 July 1838 when the Grand Caledonian Curling Club was formed in the Waterloo Hotel, Edinburgh – John Cairnie of Curlinghall, Largs, being the first President.It was in the year 1843 that Her Majesty Queen Victoria graciously granted the Club the title of Royal Caledonian Cu...rling Club, following upon a visit which her Majesty and the Prince Consort made to Scone Palace in 1842. On that occasion the Earl of Mansfield gave his Royal visitors a demonstration of the curling game upon the polished floor of the Scone Palace ballroom.On behalf of the curlers in Scotland the Earl then presented the Prince Consort with a pair of curling stones with inscribed handles, but it is not on record whether Prince Albert ever used these.‘To unite curlers throughout the world into one Brotherhood of the Rink’.Since the inception of The Royal Caledonian Curling Club (RCCC) this objective has been kept in the foreground and today the RCCC has branches and affiliated associations and clubs in Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Holland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Norway, Republic of South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, United States of America and Wales which all look to it as the mother club.Shipping is $2.95 for the first coin and $1 each additional coin. Insurance is automatically added free of charge on orders over $100. Free Shipping for multiple items ordered adding up to over $100.Please contact me with any questions.
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