King George V Coronation Medal
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The King George V Coronation Medal was a commemorative medal made in 1911 to celebrate the coronation
of George V
.
authorities decided on a total number to be produced, then allocated a proportion to each of the Commonwealth
countries and Crown dependencies
and possessions. The award of the medals was then at the discretion of the local government authority, who were free to decide who got a medal and why.
The police version of the medal was awarded to police officers on duty in London on Coronation day.
A unknown number of medals were issued, including
Coronation
A coronation is a ceremony marking the formal investiture of a monarch and/or their consort with regal power, usually involving the placement of a crown upon their head and the presentation of other items of regalia...
of George V
George V of the United Kingdom
George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936....
.
Issue
This coronation medal was the first to be issued to people who were not in attendance at the coronation. For this and subsequent Coronation and Jubilee medals, the practice up until 1977 was that United KingdomUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
authorities decided on a total number to be produced, then allocated a proportion to each of the Commonwealth
Commonwealth of Nations
The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states...
countries and Crown dependencies
Crown dependency
The Crown Dependencies are British possessions of the Crown, as opposed to overseas territories of the United Kingdom. They comprise the Channel Island Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey in the English Channel, and the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea....
and possessions. The award of the medals was then at the discretion of the local government authority, who were free to decide who got a medal and why.
The police version of the medal was awarded to police officers on duty in London on Coronation day.
A unknown number of medals were issued, including
- 286 to Australians
Description
- The silver medal is 32 millimetres in diameter. The medal's obverse side has a profile of King George V and his wife Queen MaryMary of TeckMary of Teck was the queen consort of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, as the wife of King-Emperor George V....
- The reverse side has the crowned Royal CypherRoyal CypherIn modern heraldry, a royal cypher is a monogram-like device of a country's reigning sovereign, typically consisting of the initials of the monarch's name and title, sometimes interwoven and often surmounted by a crown. In the case where such a cypher is used by an emperor or empress, it is called...
above the date of the coronation. - The ribbon is dark blue with two thin red stripes in its centre.
- The ribbon for the police version of the medal is red with three narrow blue stripes.
- This coronation took place on the 23rd of June,1911.