Great Britain: Joseph Chamberlain 70th Birthday: Birmingham
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Form:
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Circular. White metal medal holed at 12 o’clock
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By:
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J.A. Restall |
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Date:
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1906 |
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Ref:
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BHM: 3937; Laidlaw: 0321;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 38.6 mm | Copper-Bronze | 30.9 gm | $125 | | 39 mm | White Metal | | $45 |
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Edge:
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Plain. Thickness 4.0 mm
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Obverse:
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Bareheaded bust of Chamberlain, right, in morning coat with monocle and orchid. Signed: "J.A. RESTALL." on truncation.
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Reverse:
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Within an ornate oval frame on the left with the coat of arms of Birmingham on a shield at the top: "TO COMMEMORATE (in a wave) / THE / 70TH. BIRTHDAY / OF THE / RT. HON JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN M.P. / AND HIS / 30 YEARS PUBLIC SERVICE (in an arc) / AS / MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT / FOR / BIRMINGHAM (on a ribbon) / JULY 7TH /1906". Fame with trumpet on right, laurel sprig below.
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Notes:
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Joseph Chamberlain (1836 – 1914) was a British politician and Colonial Secretary during the Anglo-Boer War.
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