King Edward VII Coronation Medal
| King Edward VII Coronation Medal | |
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Military version of ribbon | |
| Awarded by United Kingdom | |
| Type | Medal |
| Awarded for | participation in coronation |
| Clasps | None |
| Statistics | |
| Established | 1902 |
 Civil version of the ribbon  Police version of the ribbon | |
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The King Edward VII Coronation Medal was a commemorative medal issued in 1902 to commemorate the coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra.
Issue
The medal was issued in gold, silver and copper[1] to people who attended the coronation, or participated in the coronation parade. It was issued to members of the Royal family, dignitaries, senior government officials and service officers involved in the coronation parade. Selected NCOs and other ranks involved in the coronation parade also received the medal.
Description
- The medal is 56 millimetres in diameter, with a smaller version 31 millimetres in diameter.[1]
- The medal's obverse side has a profile of King Edward VII; the reverse side has a profile of his wife Queen Alexandra.[1]
- The medal was designed by George William de Saulles.[2]
- Due to the king falling ill with appendicitis, the coronation, planned for 26 June 1902, had to be postponed while the monarch recovered from surgery, and the coronation was actually held on 9 August 1902. A few of the medals that had been minted early contain the words "CROWNED 26 JUNE 1902", while most medals contain the words "CROWNED 9 AUGUST 1902".[1]
- The military version of the ribbon is dark blue with one central red stripe with white edges on either side.[3]
- The civil version of the ribbon is dark blue with red edges and narrow white central stripe.[3]
- The police version of the ribbon is red with a narrow blue central stripe.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Official Coronation Medallion Edward VII 1902". Chard. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ↑
Lee, Sidney, ed. (1912). "De Saulles, George William". Dictionary of National Biography, 1912 supplement 1. London: Smith, Elder & Co. - 1 2 3 "United Kingdom: Ribbon Chart 6 - Campaign Medals, Polar Medals & Royal Medals". Medals of the World. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
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