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Medallion - Marriage of George Duke of York and Princess Mary
1893 yearAluminium | - | - |
Location | United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) |
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Queen | Victoria (1837-1901) |
Type | Medals › Commemorative medals |
Year | 1893 |
Composition | Aluminium |
Shape | Round |
Technique | Milled |
Updated | 2024-11-14 |
Numista | N#166482 |
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Rarity index | 97% |
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Lettering:
MARRIAGE OF H.R.H. THE DUKE OF YORK
TO THE PRINCESS VICTORIA MARY OF TECK
JULY 6TH 1893
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Comment
Her Serene Highness Princess Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes of Teck was born at Kensington Palace, London on May 26, 1867. The new princess was known as Mary or May.Her mother was HRH Princess Mary Adelaide, the youngest child of HRH Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (the seventh son and tenth child of King George III and Queen Charlotte) and HRH Princess Augusta of Hesse-Cassel.
Most tokens (like this one) have her name as Mary, and sometimes she is called May.