George V & Mary - 1935 Official Silver Jubilee Gilt Medal - South Africa

Country ** Exonumia ** (Medals - United Kingdom)
Type: Medal / Token
Year: 1935 
Mint: Royal London Mint
Mintage: -
Composition: Gilt Bronze
Weight: 15 g
Diameter: 32 mm
Thickness: 2.2 mm
Grade: AU53/55
Shape: Round with a lug (loop)
References: -

Commemorative issue:
Silver Jubilee (25th Year) of King George V's Reign 1910-1935

Obverse:
C

Conjoined busts of the King and Queen, left. Legend: “VI MAII MCMX" curved around left edgs and "MCMXXXV” around the right. Signed: “PM” on the right above the King’s shoulder.

Lettering:
VI • MAII • MCMX
MCMXXXV
PM

Engraver: Percy Metcalfe

Reverse
Against a background of two concentric bands, the coat of arms of the Union of South Africa with motto: “UNITAE EX VIRES”. Signed: “P.M” at the bottom of the outer band. Outside and around on the left: “UNIE VAN SUID-AFRIKA” and on the right between stops: “UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA”

Lettering:
UNIE VAN SUID AFRIKA
UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA
EX UNITATE VIRES
P.M

Engraver: Percy Metcalfe

Edge:
Plain

Comments
Also struck in Silver and Bronze with a lug.

The medal with lug was given to school children.
The gilt medal has been privately converted into a masonic jewel. The suspension attachment has been engraved: "D.O.L. S.O.E." for an unknown lodge of the Sons of England.

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Sammlung : Exonumia