Great Britain: Coronation of King Edward VII / Art Nouveaux Britannia and Westminster Abbey
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Form:
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Circular
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By:
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Emil Fuchs / Elkington & Co. |
Date:
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1902 |
Ref:
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BHM: 3772; Eimer: 1870; Fearon: 353.4; Laidlaw: 0304;
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Variations:
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Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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64.3 mm | Silver | 118 gm | $155 | 63.3 mm | Copper-Bronze | 108 gm | $80 | 38.9 mm | Silver | 30.1 gm | $70 | 20.2 mm | Silver | 6.1 gm | $15 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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In high relief, conjoined crowned and robed busts of the King and Queen, right. Signed: "E. FUCHS / 1901" diagonally above the King's shoulder on the left. Signed: "ELKINGTON" on the truncation. Legend: "KING EDWARD VII QUEEN ALEXANDRA".
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Reverse:
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In art nouveau style, Britannia seated on the left holding a shield of the Royal coat of arms with: "26 June (above) 1902 (below)" and gazing towards the facade of Westminster Abbey on the right. At the top, a radiant crown with a sprig of laurel (left) and oak (right) tied together below.
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Notes:
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The large silver medal issued inside a fitted red leather case lined on the inside with white silk marked: "(crown) / ELKINGTON & Co. LTD. / MEDALLISTS" in gilt and light green velvet.
The large bronze medal issued inside a fitted dark blue leather case lined on the inside with blue silk marked: "(crown) / ELKINGTON & Co. LTD. / 22. REGENT ST. / LONDON." in gilt and dark blue velvet.
BHM records the following metals and sizes:
64 mm: Gold (22ct), silver and bronze
39 mm: Gold (22ct), silver, bronze and white metal
32 mm: Gold (22ct), silver, bronze and white metal
20 mm: Bronze
The 20mm silver medal shown here is not recorded in BHM.
Also recorded is that medals with the corrected date (9 Aug) exist.
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