United Kingdom. An Opening Of The Northern Ireland Parliament By Edward, Prince Of Wales Dignitary's Identification Badge

In brass, illustrating the right-facing bust of Edward, Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VIII). surrounded by the inscription "OPENING OF PARLIAMENT / NORTHERN IRELAND 1932", measuring 41.3 mm in diameter, exhibiting an oxidation spot over the letters "NO" of "NORTHERN" on the obverse, light contact, mounted in the centre of a blue ribbon rosette, the rosette with white mesh backer and safety pin attachment, better than very fine.

Footnote: Edward, Prince of Wales travelled to Belfast for the first time, to open the new Parliament buildings on November 16, 1932. Initially, the Parliament met in Belfast's City Hall but moved immediately to the Presbyterian Church's Assembly's College (later Union Theological College), where it remained during the period 1921-1932. The Commons met in the College's Gamble Library and the Senate in the Chapel. In 1932, Parliament moved to the new purpose-built Parliament Buildings, designed by Sir Arnold Thornely, at Stormont, on the eastern outskirts of the city. The city boundaries were extended slightly to include Stormont within the capital city. "Stormont" came to be a synecdoche referring both to the Parliament itself and to the Northern Ireland government.