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France : gold coronation medal for Queen Elizabeth II, 1953 1953
7.19 cm (Width) (diameter of a coin/medal) | RCIN 446434
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This medal was struck in France to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. The obverse depicts an uncrowned Queen, wearing a necklace. On the reverse there is the northern facade of Windsor Castle, as well as the Round Tower with a coronet above it. This medal was designed by Henri Dropsy, a French sculptor and medallist who studied under his father Emile Dropsy. Henri later taught at the École des Beaux-Arts.
Provenance
A gift to HM Queen Elizabeth II from Vincent Auriol, the President of the Republic of France, on the occasion of her coronation, June 1953.
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7.19 cm (Width) (diameter of a coin/medal)
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