Queen's Beasts Medal Collection The Griffin of Edward III
Queen's Beasts Medal Collection The Griffin of Edward III
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Location
United Kingdom
Year
1978
Type
Personality medal
Composition
Silver (.925)
Weight
27.54 g
Diameter
39.00 mm
Thickness
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Edge
Reeded
Period
Notice
Michael Rizzello
Reference(s)
Obverse description
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.
Obverse lettering
25th ANNIVERSARY OF THE CORONATION
1953-1978
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
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.
Reverse lettering
THE QUEEN`S BEASTS
THE GRIFFIN OF EDWARD III
Reverse script
Latin
Engraver
Roger Williams Mint, Attleboro, Massachusetts, United States (?-2006)
