Reference:4722 Sir Alfred Bird M.P. and Baronet of Solihull: Prize for Cycling, 1929

Bust three-quarters left, inscription around and below. A cyclist in a hilly landscape, a sea beyond. Silver. 89 mm. By Alfred Horatio Darby.

Condition: Extremely fine, minor edge bump.

Notes:

Sir Alfred Frederick Bird, 1st Baronet (1849-1922) was a British chemist, food manufacturer and Conservative Party politician, best remembered as the proprietor of Alfred Bird & Sons, a company founded by his father Alfred Bird, and the inventor of baking powder and the powdered custard that bears his name. At the January 1910 general election he was elected as the Member of Parliament for Wolverhampton West, a seat which he held until his death. He received his baronetcy for patronage of art and for donating paintings to the Houses of Parliament. This item represents the ultimate in cycling prize medals. Of massive diameter for a silver medal, it weighs over 200 grammes. It is the only example to have been seen