SA Union:: Coronation of King George V and Queen Mary / Dundee, Natal
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Form:
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Circular holed at 12 o’clock for a ring to a second for a black-maroon-black ribbon (similar to the Natal Rebellion medal ribbon)
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By:
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Thomas Fattorini Ltd, Birmingham (probably) |
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Date:
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1911 |
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Ref:
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AM2: 132; Laidlaw: 0312b;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 38.0 mm | White Metal | 17.0 mm | $18 |
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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 in Gothic script: “T.M. King George V. – and – Queen Mary (ornament)”.
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Reverse:
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Britannia standing on left supporting oval British Union shield in right hand and with the other holding a trident resting across the top of the British Empire shield with lion behind lying on a plinth. The new arms of the Union of South Africa replace the arms of the Cape Colony on the Empire shield. Across above: “CORONATION / 22 JUNE 1911” and above that, the British Royal coat of arms. Legend: "PRESENTED BY THE CORPORATION OF DUNDEE". In the exergue: “. NATAL .”.
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Notes:
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Similar to two other medals: 0312a for British Empire and Laidlaw 0312c for Ladysmith.
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