Great Britain: King George V and Queen Mary Silver Jubilee / Empire Territories
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Form:
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Circular
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By:
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Turner & Simpson |
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Date:
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1935 |
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Ref:
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BHM: 4263; Eimer: 2030; Laidlaw: 1239;
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Variations:
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| 51 mm | Silver | | $170 |
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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, left, both crowned and draped. Around: "GEORGE.V. (left) MARY (right)". On a wide band round rim, names of Empire territories in panels followed by a representative animal. From the top clockwise: "SOUTH AFRICA (springbok) NEW ZEALAND (kiwi) NEWFOUNDLAND (fish) INDIA (tiger) CANADA (moose) AUSTRALIA (kangaroo)".
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Reverse:
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Peace standing on a globe, front, holding dove on right shoulder. At her feet, cherubs left and right with spilling cornucopia. Behind a precession of allegorical figures moving left representing arts, litterature, industry and agriculture. Legend above a line: "SILVER JUBILEE / AD 1935".
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Notes:
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