Medal - Tutankhamun Tomb Discovery 50th Anniversary; gold plated bronze
Features
| Location |
United Kingdom
 |
|---|---|
| Queen |
Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
|
| Type | Commemorative medals |
| Year | 1972 |
| Composition | Gold (.9167) plated tombac |
| Weight | 48.4 g |
| Diameter | 51 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 558897 |
| References | Fearon# 423.3 Daniel Fearon; 1984. Spink's Catalogue of British Commemorative Medals - 1558 To The Present Day: with valuations. Webb & Bower, Exeter, United Kingdom.PCGS CoinFacts (https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts) |
Commemorative issue
50th Anniversary of Discovery of Tomb of Tutankhamun
Obverse
Mask of Tutankhamun left
Reverse
Vulture with symbols and hieroglyphics
Scripts: Hieroglyphic, Latin
Lettering:
50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DISCOVERY OF
THE TOMB OF TUTANKHAMUN IN THE
VALLEY OF THE KINGS AT THEBES,
EGYPT, BY HOWARD CARTER
& LORD CARNARVON
26TH NOV. 1922
Mint
Toye, Kenning & Spencer Ltd, Birmingham, United Kingdom (1912-date)Comments
Issued in conjunction with major exhibition of Tutankhamun artefacts at the British Museum
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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