Medalet - Edward Prince of Wales Royal Visit
Features
| Location |
United Kingdom
 |
|---|---|
| King |
George V (1910-1936)
|
| Type | Commemorative medals › Visit medals |
| Year | 1923 |
| Composition | Silver plated bronze |
| Weight | 3.22 g |
| Diameter | 21.7 mm |
| Thickness | 1.1 mm |
| Shape | Round with a loop |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 405325 |
| References | W&E# 6270A Royal Commemorative Medals 1837-1977 (8 volumes). Joseph S. Giordano Jr.; 2009. Portraits of a Prince : Coins, Medals and Banknotes of Edward VIII. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. |
Commemorative issue
Prince of Wales Royal Visit 1923
Obverse
Suited bust of Edward Prince of Wales facing half left. Signed below bust.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
H.R.H Prince of Wales
JH. M
Reverse
Shields of England, Scotland and Ireland within Royal Garter, surmounted by crown and interspersed with national flowers.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
★ COMMEMORATING THE ROYAL VISIT
HONI • SOIT QUI • MAL • Y • PENSE •
Translation: Shame on anyone who thinks evil of it
Edge
Reeded
Comments
Legend on CM71 examples continues right round circumference from shoulder to shoulder.
Giordano asserts that all these examples date from 1923.
Unlisted in Giordano and Whittlestone & Ewing in Silver Gilt.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1923 | |||||||||||||||
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