Netherlands: Coronation of Queen Wilhelmina
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Form:
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Circular with attached loop
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By:
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Date:
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1898 |
Ref:
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Laidlaw: 0830;
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Variations:
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Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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28.7 mm | White Metal | 8.0 gm | $15 | 28.6 mm | Gilded White Metal | 8.6 gm | $15 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Within a beaded border round the rim, bareheaded bust of the young Queen Wilhelmina, right, flanked by ornaments. Radiant crown above, beaded arc below. Legend below: “WILHELMINA KONINGIN DER NEDERLANDEN”.
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Reverse:
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Within a beaded border round the rim, a shield with the Dutch Lion of Nassau supported by two flying cherubs holding sprigs of laurel and joined round their waists by a garland of roses suspended in an arc below the shield. Between the shield and the garland in an arc: “1898”. Above a radiant crown with rays extending behind the design to the bottom.
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Notes:
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Queen Wilhelmina was crowned on 6 December 1898 six days after her 18th birthday.
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