Great Britain: Joseph Chamberlain 70th Birthday: Birmingham
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Form:
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Circular
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By:
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Henry Jenkins & Sons, Birmingham |
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Date:
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1906 |
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Ref:
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Laidlaw: 0305;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 38 mm | Silver Plate | | $60 | | 38.1 mm | Yellow Bronze | 24.9 gm | $100 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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On the left, within an oval frame on a cartouche, bareheaded bust of Chamberlain with monocle, slightly left. Signed (indistinctly) lower left: "JENKINS". Fame with trumpet on right. Ribbon below: "UNITY IS STRENGTH" with laurel sprig behind.
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Reverse:
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Coat of arms of Birmingham with motto: "FORWARD", dividing ribbon: "JULY 9TH. (left) 1906 (right)". Across, with laurel wreath on right: "TO / COMMEMORATE THE / 70TH. BIRTHDAY / OF THE / RT HON JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN M.P. / AND HIS 30 YEARS / PUBLIC SERVICE AS / MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT / FOR / BIRMINGHAM (in an arc)".
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Notes:
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Joseph Chamberlain (1836 – 1914) was a British politician and Colonial Secretary during the Anglo-Boer War.
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