Description

George V. 1910-1936. Gold Medal 1935, 124.01 g. George V, Silver Jubilee. By P. Metcalfe. Busts of George V and Mary, crowned and draped. VI . MAII . MCMX MCMXXXV. Rv. View of Windsor Castle. STET FORTUNA DOMUS. Plain edge. 57.1 mm. Eimer 2029a. BHM 4249. Polierte Platte / Choice Proof. Im Originaletui, feine Kratzer / In original box, minor hairlines.

From the auction Baldwin's 17, London, May 1998, lot 1179.

The Silver Jubilee of George V on 6 May 1935 marked twenty-five years of George V as the King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India. The Jubilee was marked with large-scale and popular events throughout London and the rest of the United Kingdom in May 1935. It was the first ever Silver Jubilee celebration of a British monarch in history. The King died less than a year later.

Official Royal Mint issue and one of 99 specimens struck in gold with a diameter of 57 mm.