SINCONA British Collection - Part 6
(British Gold and Silver Medals)
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George V. 1910-1936. Gold Medal 1911, 16.63 g. Coronation of George V. By B. Mackennal. Bust, crowned and draped; orb before. GEORGE V CROWNED JUNE 22 1911. Rv. Bust, crowned and draped. QUEEN MARY JUNE 22 1911. Plain edge. 30.7 mm. Eimer 1922b. BHM 4022. FDC / Mint State. Mattiert / Matte finish.
Purchased from Schweizerischer Bankverein, Basel, February 1984.
The coronation of George V and his wife, Mary, as King and Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions took place at Westminster Abbey, London, on Thursday 22 June 1911. This was the second of four such events held during the 20th century and the last to be attended by royal representatives of the great continental European empires.
Official Royal Mint issue and one of 719 specimens struck in gold in the years 1911 and 1912 with a diameter of 31 mm.