Great Britain: Joseph Chamberlain 70th Birthday Celebrations
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Form:
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Circular. Holed at 12 o'clock.
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By:
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Date:
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1906 |
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Ref:
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Laidlaw: 1302;
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Variations:
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| 32.1 mm | White Metal | 9.6 gm | $5 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Bust of Chamberlain, front with head turned toward left, in jacket, wing collar and tie. Legend below: "JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN".
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Reverse:
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Coat of arms of Birmingham. Below across: "(ornament) CIVIC (ornament) / ADMINISTRATOR / STATESMAN / BORN JULY 8, 1836, (in shallow arc) / M.P. FOR BIRMINGHAM / SINCE 1876". Below, half wreath of laurel (left) and oak (right). On a band, legend above: "CHAMBERLAIN CELEBRATIONS" and below between stops: "JULY 7, & 9, 1906".
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Notes:
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Chamberlain was a committed imperialist and the British Colonial Secretary during the Boer War.
On 8 July 1906, Chamberlain celebrated his seventieth birthday. In his home city of Birmingham there were official luncheons, public addresses, parades and bands.
A few days later on 13 July he suffered a crippling stroke from which he never fully recovered.
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