Specially designed Centenary rose pins were made available for the public to purchase from a number of charities and voluntary organisations in Northern Ireland.

A symbol of Northern Ireland’s beauty and bright future, the hand-made pins were inspired by the blooming Centenary rose, bred by Colin Dickson of Dickson’s Roses, and planted in Hillsborough Castle’s gardens.

In exchange for a charitable donation to a good cause, the public were able to purchase a rose pin from a number of voluntary and charitable organisations based in Northern Ireland, including National Museums Northern Ireland, Guide Dogs Northern Ireland and Young Lives vs Cancer.

The hand-made pin was designed in partnership with UK company Timeline. TimeLine was founded by Nick Humphery-Smith almost 30 years ago. Mr Humphrey-Smith has worked on designing and producing a large range of jewellery inspired by the Victoria and Albert, exclusively designed miniature Crowns under the Crowns & Regalia brand for Historic Royal Palaces and many other commissions.

The organisations who received the pins were:

• North West Cultural Partnership
• Guide Dogs Northern Ireland
• Belfast Music Society
• Belfast South Community Resources
• Chinese Welfare Association
• Young Lives vs Cancer
• Eastside Partnership
• RNLI
• Shankill Women's Centre
• Ulster Museum
• Ulster Folk Museum
• Ulster Transport Museum
• Ulster American Folk Park
• The Museum of Orange Heritage