Great Britain: King Edward VIII Coronation / Seated Female, Names of Colonies
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Form:
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Circular
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By:
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E. Carter Preston / Messrs. J.R. Gaunt &Son |
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Date:
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1937 |
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Ref:
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BHM: 4286; Laidlaw: 1029;
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Variations:
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| 57.4 mm | Silvered Bronze | 69.3 gm | $65 | | 57.4 mm | Bronze | 45.4 gm | $16 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Crowned and robed bust of the King, right. Legend: "EDWARD.VIII.CROWNED.MAY.XI." Across on left: "MCM / XXX / VII". Below that, signed: "ECR.P". At the foot to the right signed: "J.R.G".
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Reverse:
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Female seated, right, holding imperial crown on which is perched a dove with an olive branch ion its beak. On a plinth to the left, a Corinthian helmet. Stylized waves in the exergue. Legend: "CANADA.INDIA.S.AFRICA.AUSTRALIA.NEW ZEALAND / BRITAIN (inner arc)". Signed: "ECR.P." above the exergue line on the left.
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Notes:
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King Edward VIII (1894-1972) was the eldest son of King George V and Queen Mary. Edward became king when his father died in early 1936. He abdicated in December of that year in favour of marriage to the American divorcee Wallis Simpson. The coronation commemorated on this medal never took place. His younger brother was crowned King George VI later in 1937.
The bronze medal illustrated is a re-strike made by J.R. Gaunt to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the proposed coronation.
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