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| Artist |
Percy Metcalfe |
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| Title |
Medal, commemorative |
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| Object type | Coronation/royalty Classification: 68489 |
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| Description |
English: Coronation Medal, King George VI circular silver medal; ring suspension; with ribbon obverse- crowned busts of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth facing left reverse- legend around- GEORGE VI x QVEEN ELIZABETH 12 MAY 1937; at centre crown above royal cypher GRI above text- CROWNED - 12 MAY 1937 ribbon- blue with narrow stripes at edges of white - red - white |
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| Date | 12 May 1937; Edward VII (1901-1910)-House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha-English reign; 1937 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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diameter: 32mm |
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| Accession number |
805329 (object number) |
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| Place of creation | United Kingdom; London (England) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Collection of Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, N2571 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes | King George VI Coronation Medal Official medal, instituted to commemorate the coronation of King George VI on 12th May 1937. More than 90,000 of these medals were awarded to Commonwealth citizens, military and civil, as an acknowledgement of their contributions to the community. Each medal was accompanied by a certificate sent from Buckingham Palace. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | Photo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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