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Medal - George VI and Elizabeth Coronation Britannia
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1937 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | Conjoined busts of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth facing left, both wearing crowns, the King in military dress uniform with decorations. The circular legend surrounds the effigies in the outer field. |
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| Obverse lettering | KING • GEORGE • VI & QUEEN • ELIZABETH • |
| Reverse description | Britannia standing facing, helmeted and draped, raising a crown aloft with her right hand and holding a large Union flag with her left, flanked by two columns beneath an arch. In the background to the left a warship at sea, and to the right a domed cityscape, evoking Britain's naval and imperial power. The signature BRITISH appears at the base of the right column in the lower field. |
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