Item: GB0696

Gold 1937 King George VI Coronation Medal

$7,600

Currency Converter

0% Buyer's Premium

eMedals proudly ships worldwide, see our shipping information

What's a max bid?

Your maximum bid should be the highest amount you're willing to pay for an item.

Your entered maximum bid will not be disclosed to the seller or other auction participants at any point.

Max bidding example:

If the current auction price is $100 dollars and you place a maximum bid of $120 dollars, the system will bid $101 dollars on your behalf.

If no other participant places a bid, you win that auction lot for $101 dollars.

If another auction participant places a bid of $110 dollars, the system will subsequently place a bid of $111 dollars on your behalf. The system will continue to bid in $1.00 dollar increments until your maximum bid of $120 dollars is exceeded.

If another auction participant places a bid for $125 dollars, the auction lot price will display $121 dollars having exceeded your previously submitted maximum bid by $1.00 dollar.

Buyer's Premium

All bids are subject to a Buyer's Premium which is in addition to the placed successful bid. The following rate of Buyer's Premium will be added to the Hammer Price of each Lot that you purchase:

Twenty-Two Percent (22%) of the Hammer Price

Gold 1937 King George VI Coronation Medal

Although a number of medallions were issued, by a number of different issuing houses, for the Coronation of King George VI in 1937, this is the Official, and rare medal struck in solid 22Kt. Gold (silver Official version being fairly common), struck by the British Royal Mint. The obverse features a profile portrait of George VI facing right, with the inscription: GEORGE VI CROWNED 12 MAY 1937. The reverse has a matching portrait, also facing left, of his wife, Queen Elizabeth (Lady Elizabeth Bowes Lyon later to be known as the Queen Mother), and the inscription: QUEEN ELIZABETH 12 MAY 1937. 50 mm in diameter, weighing 121.4 grams, 22ct gold, in mint condition, with case of issue, and rare. Approximately 150 such gold medals were struck and presented to distinguished dignitaries.