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Medal - Proposed Coronation of Edward VIII 1937
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1937 |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Obverse lettering | • EDWARD VIII • KING & EMPEROR • 1937 |
| Reverse description | A crowned lion passant guardant facing left stands atop a heraldic shield bearing the Royal Standard, below which a tablet carries the coronation inscription. The central group is flanked by scrolls bearing verse text to the left and right, while a tree with spreading foliage rises behind the lion, its branches forming an arching canopy over the design. |
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| Reverse lettering | CROWNED AT WESTMINSTER MAY 12TH 1937 FAR AS THE BREEZE CAN BEAR THE BILLOWS FOAM SURVEY OUR EMPIRE AND BEHOLD OUR HOME |
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