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Medal - Tutankhamun Tomb Discovery 50th Anniversary; gold plated bronze

Features

Location United Kingdom
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Commemorative medals
Year 1972
Composition Gold (.9167) plated tombac
Weight 48.4 g
Diameter 51 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
558897
References Fearon# 423.3
Daniel Fearon; 1984. Spink's Catalogue of British Commemorative Medals - 1558 To The Present Day: with valuations. Webb & Bower, Exeter, United Kingdom.
, PCGS# 936088
PCGS CoinFacts (https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts)

Commemorative issue

50th Anniversary of Discovery of Tomb of Tutankhamun

Obverse

Mask of Tutankhamun left

Reverse

Vulture with symbols and hieroglyphics

Scripts: Hieroglyphic, Latin

Lettering:
50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DISCOVERY OF
THE TOMB OF TUTANKHAMUN IN THE
VALLEY OF THE KINGS AT THEBES,
EGYPT, BY HOWARD CARTER
& LORD CARNARVON
26TH NOV. 1922

Mint

Toye, Kenning & Spencer Ltd, Birmingham, United Kingdom (1912-date)

Comments

Issued in conjunction with major exhibition of Tutankhamun artefacts at the British Museum

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1972 

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