Great Britain: Coronation of Queen Wilhelmina
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Form:
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Circular
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By:
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Spink & Son, London |
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Date:
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1898 |
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Ref:
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Laidlaw: 1186;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 44.7 mm | Bronze | 34.5 gm | $50 | | 45 mm | White Metal | | $25 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Beaded border round the rim. Crowned bust of the Queen, front. Lion on Nassau on an inclined shield below. On a ribbon around below: "1880 JE MAINTIENDRAI 1898". Across, divided by the bust: "WILHEL- / MINA / KONINGIN (left) DER / NEDER- / LANDEN (right)"
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Reverse:
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Beaded border round the rim. Orange blossom branch tied with a ribbon at the bottom diagonally from lower left to upper right. Above left on a ribbon: "6 SEPTEMBER 1898". Below right across: "TER / HERINNERING / AAN DE / KRONING / VAN H.M. KONINGIN / WILHELMINA". Signed: "SPINK & SON" roud left rim.
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Notes:
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Comes in a red fitted cardboard box with a white label on the outside of the lid: "DIE-SINKERS / Spink & Son / London / MEDALLISTS"
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