SINCONA British Collection - Part 6
(British Gold and Silver Medals)
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George V. 1910-1936. Gold Medal 1935, 22.93 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. 31.8 mm. Eimer 2029b. BHM 4249. Polierte Platte / Choice Proof. Feine Kratzer / Minor hairlines.
Purchased from Schweizerischer Bankverein, Basel, September 1983.
The Silver Jubilee of George V on 6 May 1935 marked 25 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 247 specimens struck in gold with a diameter of 32 mm.