SINCONA Auction 96
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SINCONA British Collection - Part 6

(British Gold and Silver Medals)

GROSSBRITANNIEN Königreich

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George VI. 1936-1952

George VI. 1936-1952. Silver Medal 1937, 91.35 g. Coronation of George VI. By P. Metcalfe. Bust, crowned and draped. GEORGE VI CROWNED 12 MAY 1937. Rv. Bust, crowned and draped. QVEEN ELIZABETH 12 MAY 1937. Plain edge. 57.1 mm. Eimer 2046a. BHM 4314. FDC / Mint State. Mattiert / Matte finish. Winzige Randfehler / Tiny edge flaws.

From the auction Leipziger Münzhandlung 26, Leipzig, May 2001, lot 267.

The coronation of George VI and his wife, Elizabeth, as King and Queen of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth, Emperor and Empress consort of India took place at Westminster Abbey, London, on Wednesday 12 May 1937. George VI ascended the throne upon the abdication of his brother, Edward VIII, on 11 December 1936, three days before his 41st birthday. Edward's coronation had been planned for 12 May, and it was decided to continue with his brother and sister-in-law's coronation on the same date.

Official Royal Mint issue and one of 9,051 specimens struck in silver with a diameter of 57 mm.