Plaquette - British Empire Exhibition E. Carter Preston; bronze

Features

Location	United Kingdom
King	George V (1910-1936)
Type	Commemorative medals › Exhibition, fair and festival medals
Year	1924
Composition	Bronze
Size	77 × 50 mm
Shape	Rectangular
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 556466
References	BHM# 4189 Laurence Brown. British Historical Medals. B.A. Seaby, London, United Kingdom (3 volumes). , Eimer# 1988 Christopher Eimer. British Commemorative Medals and their Values. London, United Kingdom (2 volumes).

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Commemorative issue

British Empire Exhibition 1924-25

Obverse

Enthroned Britannia right receiving assembly of Dominions

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BRITISH ⬩ EMPIRE
EXHIBITION
🏵 1924 🏵
ECRP

Engraver: Edward Carter Preston

Reverse

Central plaque

Script: Latin

Lettering:
MAKE ⬩ ALL ⬩ SURE
WE ⬩ ARE ⬩ ONE

Engraver: Edward Carter Preston

Mint

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

Comments

This was one of eight plaquettes designed by different artists for sale at the British Empire Exhibition in 1924. Issued by the Royal Mint, they were commissioned to encourage British medal designers to produce more modern designs.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1924

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