15929706010001312637261000Standard Recordobject-141588168668055773616428817940001686679273393fitz-onlineadlib-object-141588https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/14158874b0bf22-271b-3d29-8429-9dee4c9498c16referenceterm-42993adlib-term-4299393884c6f-c60c-39f7-a75d-f84d65288fe0medalreferenceterm-122711adlib-term-1227111db96904-a474-3b61-a8e5-6c2d9dd557abLester Watson CollectionCoins and MedalsThe first coronation of a British monarch to be marked by the issue of a medal was King James I, but these pieces were not intended for wear. While coronations have since the eighteenth century given rise to a variety of private commemorative issues, the coronation medal as it is here understood goes back only to Queen Victoria's Silver Jubilee in 1887, when a medal was issued for wear by those involved in the ceremony, from the Earl Marshal of England down to the private soldiers in the parade. This was repeated by King Edward VII at his coronation in 1901, and became customary thereafter.
This medal is that issued in connection with the coronation of King George V in 1911, and was awarded to Captain T. M. Monk, whose medals are part of what the catalogue of the Watson Collection considers Group 6. Its provenance is therefore considered with the others of that group. Monk was presumably among the soldiery who were allowed to march in the parade.CM.1491-20091accession numberCM.1491-2009141588priref141588Watson Catalogue69orderingM-0377previous object numberLW.0364aurihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/141588https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/141588Busts of King George and Queen Mary facing left crownedobverse22 JUNE 1911designRoyal monogram centre with inscription below and borderreversedesignreferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumGiven by Lester Watson through Cambridge in America, 2009referenceagent-206432adlib-agent-206432e0b1da8e-f9e4-30be-9257-f82c89d45afbWatson, Lester200920092009givenon loan to the Fitzwilliam Museum 2005-2009191119111911mintreferenceagent-149658adlib-agent-1496584cb81521-c6ef-3826-8224-de2a104139c5Londonrulerreferenceagent-167510adlib-agent-1675108ada2014-bb1f-34d3-9aec-33501eefda33George V (1910-36)artistreferenceagent-175026adlib-agent-175026f1faf96e-efe0-30c0-ae88-8483e3ac66c0McKennal, Bertram, Sirwith the title ofrulerreferenceagent-174961adlib-agent-1749611ddc2b8b-6b14-370e-afe6-6d89d55d8cb3GvRreferenceterm-106216adlib-term-106216825b8379-ec94-388e-9a59-624e40c090d0Londonreferenceterm-39778adlib-term-397788bd60ed6-968d-3faf-8ad5-b4e4ee9bb245silverDiametermm32.4referencemedia-116727adlib-media-116727b04ee0d6-d853-3bb9-98b7-bc6dc93f24a9jpegcm/cm15/LW_0364b_281_29.jpg1heightpixels365widthpixels14916162726764441imagejpegcm/cm15/LW_0364b_281_29.jpg1heightpixels365widthpixels14916162726764441imagejpegcm/cm15/LW_0364b_281_29.jpg1heightpixels365widthpixels14916162726764441imagejpegcm/cm15/LW_0364b_281_29.jpg1heightpixels365widthpixels14916162726764441image0media
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imagereferenceterm-123113adlib-term-12311339d2f8d3-5ccd-3025-8552-0d00d82bd64aCoronation Medal (George V)denominationreferenceterm-98222adlib-term-98222b5ccc43a-7491-344e-b6ca-5df39a11c50emedalsseriesreferenceterm-108659adlib-term-108659cc732dec-4543-389e-a737-cf22bb7d2ee2Militarysubseriesreferenceterm-107681adlib-term-107681e80da827-45c6-3b71-a3ef-28794a05e4a8Britainsubsubseriesreferenceterm-122717adlib-term-122717140af9ad-d215-34d9-9d42-52ecb5d3feadBritish Armysubsubsubserieshistory noteGift of L. Hoyt Watson; ex Lester Watson Collection, acquired before 1928referenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam Museum309referencepublication-5895adlib-publication-58950203db2c-278b-39ec-a933-7f85feae70f1Medal Yearbook 2001referencepublication-5910adlib-publication-59100d1d8526-5493-32bd-93b4-acd4cdcec7f9British and other Campaign and Gallantry Medals From the Collection of Lester Watson (d. 1959)referenceterm-123113adlib-term-12311339d2f8d3-5ccd-3025-8552-0d00d82bd64aCoronation Medal (George V)Coronation Medal (George V)referenceterm-119622adlib-term-119622dd6626e9-5822-307d-aa31-13c8813e7555struckobject
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