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Great Britain: Coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra / Shield of Empire

Great Britain: Coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra / Shield of EmpireGreat Britain: Coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra / Shield of Empire
Form: Circular holed at 12 o’clock
By: ?
Date: 1902
Ref:  Laidlaw: 0806;
Variations:
SizeMetalMassValue
38.7 mmWhite Metal15.9 gm$18

Edge: Plain.

Obverse: Conjoined crowned busts of the King and Queen, right, he robed. Legend on a raised pebbled band: “BORN NOVR. 9TH. 1841 CROWNED JUNE 25TH. 1902”, star at the foot.

Reverse: A quartered crowned shield representing the British Empire: top left, kangaroo (Australia); top right, beaver (Canada), bottom left, tiger (India), bottom right, arms of the Cape Colony. In the centre of the shield, the Royal coat of arms in a circle. On a ribbon around: “HONI . SOIT . QUI . MAL . Y PENSE” and a garland of the nation flowers of Britain below. Above, in an arc: “GOD SAVE THE KING”. Legend around: “TO COMMEMORATE THE CORONATION OF HIS MAJESTY KING EDWARD VII”.

Notes: The date of the coronation should have been 26th June. The Empire shield is a fanciful invention.