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The coronation of George V and his wife, Mary, as king and queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions took place at Westminster Abbey, London, on Thursday 22 June 1911. This was the second of four such events held during the 20th century and the last to be attended by royal representatives of the great continental European empires.
The obverse has a profile of King George V and his wife Queen Mary in coronation robes, facing left. The reverse has the crowned Royal Cypher above the date of the coronation, 22 June 1911. The 32 millimetres (1.3 in) wide ribbon is dark blue with two thin red stripes in its centre. Awards to ladies have the ribbon in the form of a bow. [5]
The King George 'Admirals' issues, 1911-1931. The first series of the King George V definitive stamp issues depict the monarch in profile, facing the viewers left, and were issued from 1911 to 1931 with 11 different denominations ranging from 1-cent to 1-dollar. [3] The engraving of King George is modeled after two photographs by H. Walter ...
This is a list of British postage stamps issued by the Royal Mail postal service of the United Kingdom, normally referred to in philatelic circles as Great Britain.This list should be consistent with printed publications, [1] [2] and cite sources of any deviation (e.g., magazine issue listing newly found variations).
2021: Innovation in Science set (5th coin) - 100th anniversary of the discovery of Insulin; 2021: The Snowman (4th coin) 2022: Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II (alternate obverse) 2022: 2022 Commonwealth Games (5 coins - 4 colourised, one each for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) 2022: 50th anniversary of Pride UK (colourised reverse)
King George's pennies were produced in the same alloy as before until 1922, but the following year the composition of bronze coins was set at 95.5 percent copper, 3 percent tin, and 1.5 percent zinc, although the weight remained at 1 ⁄ 3 ounce (9.4 g) and the diameter 1.2 inches (30 millimetres). This alloy was slightly more malleable; the ...
Postage stamps were first used in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on 6 May 1840, with the introduction of the world's first adhesive postage stamps, the Penny Black and Two Pence Blue. Until 1924, all British stamps depicted only the portrait of the reigning monarch, with the exception of the 'High Value' stamps (the so-called ...
British 1½d stamp of 1912 with the Mackennal portrait of King George V. In 1910 Mackennal designed the Coronation Medal for King George V and also won the important commission for the obverse design (the monarch's head) of the new coinage needed for the new reign from 1911, from which he developed the new design for the King's head on British ...