Great Britain: Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth / Britannia Standing
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Form:
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Circular
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By:
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Date:
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1937 |
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Ref:
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BHM: 4356; Laidlaw: 0947;
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Variations:
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| 44.4 mm | Darkened Pewter | 47.8 gm | $25 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Conjoined crowned busts of the King and Queen, left, he robed. Legend on a raised band: "KING.GEORGE.VI & QUEEN.ELIZABETH."
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Reverse:
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Britannia, standing facing in a open portico, crown raised in her right hand and supporting a standard bearing the British flag in her left. River behind with ship (left) and bridge in front of St. Paul's Cathedral (right). Signed: "BRITISH" bottom right. Legend: "CROWNED (4 stops arranged in a square) (left) (4 stops arranged in a square) A.D. 1937. (right)".
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Notes:
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The reverse of this medal is that sames as the reverse of Laidlaw 0455 commemorating the coronation (that never took place) of his elder brother King Edward VIII
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