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SA Union: King George V and Queen Mary Natal Coronation

SA Union: King George V and Queen Mary Natal CoronationSA Union: King George V and Queen Mary Natal Coronation
Form: Circular with pierced hole at 12 o’clock.
By: Wright & Son, Edgware, England
Date: 1911
Ref:  AM2: 136; Laidlaw: 0029;
Variations:
SizeMetalMassValue
32.1 mmBronze11.3 gm$8

Edge: Plain

Obverse: Conjoined crowned busts of King George V and Queen, left. To the right is a ribbon: ANN: DOM: / 1911”. The legend on a band: “GEORGIVS . V . REX . ET . IMP: ET . MARIA . REG”

Reverse: Coat of arms of South Africa with supporters and lion crest. On a ribbon below, the motto: “EX UNITATE VIRES”. Below, a radiant sun, rising above the sea, inscribed: “. NATAL .” in an arc. The legend on a band: “SOUVENIR OF THE CORONATION, JUNE 22ND 1911”. Ornament at the foot. Signed in small letters round the rim at the bottom: “WRIGHT & SON, EDGEWARE, ENG.”

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