Medal - Investiture of Edward, Prince of Wales

Medal - Investiture of Edward, Prince of Wales - obverseMedal - Investiture of Edward, Prince of Wales - reverse

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Features

Location United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
King George V (1910-1936)
Type Commemorative medals › Personality or portrait medal
Year 1911
Composition Silver (.925)
Weight 21.1 g
Diameter 35 mm
Thickness 4.7 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
200863
References Eimer# 1925,
Christopher Eimer; 2010. British Commemorative Medals and their Values. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.
BHM# 4079,
Laurence Brown; 1980. British Historical Medals / Volume 1. The Accession of George III to the Death of William IV. Seaby, London, United Kingdom.
And 2 more volumes.
Giordano# CM23b,
Joseph S. Giordano Jr.; 2009. Portraits of a Prince : Coins, Medals and Banknotes of Edward VIII. Spink, London.
W&E# 6050A2
Andrew Whittlestone, Michael Ewing; 2008. Royal Commemorative Medals 1837-1977 / Volume 1. Queen Victoria, 1837-1901, excluding the Jubilees of 1887 and 1897. Galata, Llanfyllin, Wales.
And 7 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

Investiture Edward VIII

Obverse

H.R.H. Edward Prince of Wales facing left Crown and wearing Ermine.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
INVESTITURE .OF.EDWARD.PRINCE.OF.WALES.K.G
CARN- IVLY.XIII
- ARVON MCMXI

Translation:
CARN- JULY 13
ARVON 1911

Engraver: W. Goscombe John

Reverse

Caernarvon Castle with Welsh Dragon at bottom and Prince of Wales with Emblem Three Feathers with Motto ICH DEIN (I SERVE).

Script: Latin

Lettering:
.ARWISGIAD.IORWERTH.TYWYSOG.CYMRU.M.G.
GORPHENAF MCMXI

Translation:
Investiture IORWERTH. PRINCE. OF. WALES .M.G.
July 1911

Engraver: W. Goscombe John

Edge

Smooth

Medal - Investiture of Edward, Prince of Wales -  obverse

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Mint

Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)

Comments

Official Royal Mint medallion struck for the Investiture of Edward Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII) at Caernarvon Castle on 13 July 1911:

There where also a Qty of 129 22ct Gold Medals Minted by the Royal Mint



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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1911  5 411

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