Great Britain: Coronation of King Edward VII / Art Nouveaux Britannia and Westminster Abbey |
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| Form: | Circular | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| By: | Emil Fuchs / Elkington & Co. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date: | 1902 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ref: |
BHM: 3772; Eimer: 1870; Fearon: 353.4; Laidlaw: 0304; |
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| Edge: |
Plain. |
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| Obverse: |
In high relief, conjoined crowned and robed busts of the King and Queen, right. Signed: "E. FUCHS / 1901" diagonally above the King's shoulder on the left. Signed: "ELKINGTON" on the truncation. Legend: "KING EDWARD VII QUEEN ALEXANDRA". |
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| Reverse: |
In art nouveau style, Britannia seated on the left holding a shield of the Royal coat of arms with: "26 June (above) 1902 (below)" and gazing towards the facade of Westminster Abbey on the right. At the top, a radiant crown with a sprig of laurel (left) and oak (right) tied together below. |
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| Notes: |
The large silver medal issued inside a fitted red leather case lined on the inside with white silk marked: "(crown) / ELKINGTON & Co. LTD. / MEDALLISTS" in gilt and light green velvet. The large bronze medal issued inside a fitted dark blue leather case lined on the inside with blue silk marked: "(crown) / ELKINGTON & Co. LTD. / 22. REGENT ST. / LONDON." in gilt and dark blue velvet. BHM records the following metals and sizes: 64 mm: Gold (22ct), silver and bronze 39 mm: Gold (22ct), silver, bronze and white metal 32 mm: Gold (22ct), silver, bronze and white metal 20 mm: Bronze The 20mm silver medal shown here is not recorded in BHM. Also recorded is that medals with the corrected date (9 Aug) exist. |
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