Cape Colony: King George V and Queen Mary Coronation: Kimberley Diamond Fields Award
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Form:
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Circular with bezel rim. Attached crown at top with loop for a ring.
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By:
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J Aitkin & Son, Spencer Street, Birmingham |
Date:
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1911 |
Ref:
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Laidlaw: 0887;
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Variations:
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Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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31.0 mm x 42.5 mm | Silver | 14.0 gm | $70 |
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Edge:
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Plain. Thickness of bezel ring 3.8 mm. Medal thinner.
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Obverse:
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Bareheaded busts of the King, on left facing slightly right, and the Queen on right facing slightly left. On a scroll below: "CROWNED JUNE 1911".
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Reverse:
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Ornamentally engraved across: "LAWN TENNIS / DIAMOND FIELDS / CORONATION MEDAL. / WON BY / T.B. MELLET / JUNE 22ND. 1901." Stamped with the maker's mark: "JA&S" and the Birmingham silver hallmark for 1910-11.
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Notes:
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The coronation took pace of 22 June 1911.
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