Product
Code |
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PUD NO_911-2-5 CN |
Subject | : | Coronation Durbar Medal - 12th December |
Size | : | 32 mm |
Metal | : | Cupro Nickel |
Year | : | 1911 |
Description | : | obv. Conjoined crowned busts of King and Queen, right, around border : GEORGE V * MARY, rev : Imperial crown at top with sun rays. Two branches at sides enclosing : 12TH DECEMBER / 1911.
A rupee sized medal issued for the Coronation Durbar held on 12 December 1911. Calcutta Mint records state that this medal was struck at the Bombay Mint (confirmed by Bombay Mint records) to be given to school children as a coronation medal. Believed to have also been struck at the Calcutta Mint. |