Medal - George VI and Elizabeth Coronation; County of Zetland
Features
| Location |
Scotland
(United Kingdom)  |
|---|---|
| King |
George VI (1936-1952)
|
| Type | Personality medals › Coronation and election medals |
| Year | 1937 |
| Composition | Tin-lead |
| Weight | 20.71 g |
| Diameter | 38.5 mm |
| Thickness | 2.9 mm |
| Shape | Octagonal (8-sided, With loop) |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 566816 |
Commemorative issue
Coronation of George VI and Elizabeth
Obverse
Conjoined crowned busts of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, facing left. National flowers in cartouches around.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
GEORGE VI ELIZABETH
CROWNED A.D. 1937
Engraver: John Langford-Jones
Reverse
Viking longboat sailing slightly to right. Seabird above.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
COUNTY OF
ZETLAND
Edge
Plain
Comments
Whittlestone & Ewing were only vaguely aware of this medal's existence, so put it in their “index of medals of uncertain attribution”.
Zetland is the old spelling of “Shetland”.
Issued with a red, white and blue ribbon
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1937 | |||||||||||||||
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