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SA Union: Elizabeth II Coronation: Towns: Stutterheim

SA Union: Elizabeth II Coronation: Towns: StutterheimSA Union: Elizabeth II Coronation: Towns: Stutterheim
Form: Circular, attached lug with hole for link ring to a pin hanger.
By: Henry Paget
Date: 1953
Ref:  AM2: 329; Laidlaw: 0094u;
Variations:
SizeMetalMassValue
32.2 mm x 35.1 mmBronze13.5 gm$20

Edge: Plain.

Obverse: Crowned head of Elizabeth II, right. Legend: “ELIZABETH SECUNDA .”. The date across divided by the Queen’s neck: “2.6. (left) 1953 (right)”. Signed: “H.P.” below the truncation.

Reverse: Coat of arms of Stutterheim. Legend on a raised band above: "STUTTERHEIM" and below between stops: "CORONATION . KRONING".

Notes: Stutterheim is a town situated in the Border region of the Eastern Cape province. The town is named after Major General Richard von Stutterheim who commanded the British German Legion in the Crimean War. After the war the majority of members of the legion were resettled in the Eastern Cape Colony, in South Africa.