Medal - George VI and Elizabeth Coronation 1937 front Medal - George VI and Elizabeth Coronation 1937 back
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Medal - George VI and Elizabeth Coronation

1937 year
Silver - 31.75 mm
Description
Location
United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
King
George VI (1936-1952)
Type
Personality medals › Coronation and election medals
Year
1937
Composition
Silver
Diameter
31.75 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#127225
Rarity index
94%

Reverse

The Royal Cypher "GRI", surmounted by a large crown, with the inscription in two lines below the Royal Cypher.

Lettering:
GEORGE VI QVEEN ELIZABETH.
GRI
CROWNED
12 MAY 1937

Engraver: Percy Metcalfe

Edge

Plain

Comment

The garter-blue ribbon is 1.25 inches (32 mm) wide, with a 3 millimetres wide white band, a 2½ millimetres wide red band and a 1½ millimetres wide white band, repeated in reverse order and separated by an 18 millimetres wide garter-blue band.
A total of 90,279 medals were awarded, including 6,887 to Australians, 10,089 to Canadians.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1937  90279 - - - - - -

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