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SA Union: Silver Jubilee of King George V and Queen Mary

SA Union: Silver Jubilee of King George V and Queen MarySA Union: Silver Jubilee of King George V and Queen Mary
SA Union: Silver Jubilee of King George V and Queen MarySA Union: Silver Jubilee of King George V and Queen Mary
SA Union: Silver Jubilee of King George V and Queen MarySA Union: Silver Jubilee of King George V and Queen Mary
SA Union: Silver Jubilee of King George V and Queen MarySA Union: Silver Jubilee of King George V and Queen Mary
Form: Circular. Bronze medal with and without attached lug for suspension.
By: Percy Metcalfe / Royal Mint, Pretoria
Date: 1935
Ref:  AM2: 222; Laidlaw: 0028;
Variations:
SizeMetalMassValue
32.0 mmSilver15.3 gm$30
31.9 mmBronze14.8 gm$7
32.1 mmBronze with Lug15.1 gm$5
31.9 gmGilt with Attachment16.2 gm$20

Edge: Plain.

Obverse: Conjoined busts of the King and Queen, left. Legend: “VI MAII MCMX MCMXXXV”. Signed: “PM” on the right above the King’s shoulder.

Reverse: Against a background of two concentric bands, the coat of arms of the Union of South Africa with motto: “UNITAE EX VIRES”. Signed: “P.M” at the bottom of the outer band. Outside and around on the left: “UNIE VAN SUID-AFRIKA” and on the right between stops: “UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA”

Notes: The medal with lug was given to school children.

The gilt medal has been privately converted into a masonic jewel. The suspension attachment has been engraved: "D.O.L. S.O.E." for an unknown lodge of the Sons of England.