SA Union: Coronation of King George V and Queen Mary: Bloemfontein
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Form:
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Circular. Holed for a ring to a second for a ribbon. The ribbon is either blue or red-while. Suspended from pin-back bar “1911” flanked by national flowers of Great Britain and with crown above.
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By:
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A. Halliday / Elkington, Birmingham. |
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Date:
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1911 |
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Ref:
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AM2: 131; Laidlaw: 0380;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 32.1 mm | White Metal | 11.1 gm | $10 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Conjoined busts of King and Queen, crowned and robed, left. Signed: “ELKINGTON” on truncation and: “A.HALLIDAY” on right. Legend : “GEORGIUS.V.D.G.REX.ET.IMP.ET MARIA.REGINA”.
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Reverse:
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1882 coat of arms of Bloemfontein with antelope supporters and flaming grate crest. On the shield, two cornucopia, in an an arc above: "BLOEMFONTEIN” and below, the motto: “FLOREAT” on an an ornamented ribbon. Above across: “JUNE 22ND. / 1911”.
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Notes:
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Bloemfontein is the capital of the Orange Free State.
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