Queen's Beasts Medal Collection The Griffin of Edward III

Locatie United Kingdom
Jaar 1978
Type Personality medal
Samenstelling Silver (.925)
Gewicht 27.54 g
Diameter 39.00 mm
Dikte
Vorm Round
Techniek Milled
Oriëntatie
Rand Reeded
Periode
Opmerking
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Beschrijving voorzijde HRM Queen Elizabeth II on her Coronation Day (2 Jun 1953) in full regalia. She is seated facing left, holding the Sovereign`s Sceptre with Cross in her right hand and Orb in her left. She wears a velvet mantle edged with ermine fur, the Coronation ring, the Coronation necklace and the Imperial State Crown. The obverse is common to all 10 medals in the set.
Schrift voorzijde Latin
Opschrift voorzijde 25th ANNIVERSARY OF THE CORONATION 1953-1978
Beschrijving keerzijde The Griffin of Edward III. Based on a statue by James Woodford created for Her Majesty`s coronation in 1953 which guarded the entrance to Westminster Abbey during the coronation and now appear in Kew Gardens, London.
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Opschrift keerzijde THE QUEEN`S BEASTS THE GRIFFIN OF EDWARD III
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