Cape Colony: Coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra: Cape Town |
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| Form: | Circular holed at 12 o’clock for a ring to a second for a blue ribbon with safety pin suspension | ||||||||
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| By: | Emil Fuchs / Elkington & Co. | ||||||||
| Date: | 1902 | ||||||||
| Ref: |
AM2: 82 (silver); Laidlaw: 0296; |
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| Edge: |
Plain. |
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| Obverse: |
Conjugate crowned busts of the King and Queen, right, he robed. Signed: "E. FUCHS / 1901" on a diagonal above the Kings shoulder on the left. Signed: "ELKINGTON" on the truncation. Legend: "KING EDWARD VII QUEEN ALEXANDRA". |
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| Reverse: |
Coat of arms of Cape Town with ribbon behind curling on either side: "SPIES (left) BONA (right)". In an arc above around: "TO COMMEMORATE THE CORONATION" then across: "OF / HIS MAJESTY / KING EDWARD VII" and below the arms in arcs: "26TH. JUNE 1902 / CAPE TOWN". |
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| Notes: |
Similar to: Laidlaw 0297 for Rondebosch Laidlaw 0427 for Wynberg Laidlaw 1391 for Kalk Bay and Muizenberg. |
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