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King George V Coronation Medal, Lieutenant-Colonel Sir James Mackenna, Upper Burma Volunteers and Indian Civil Service, 1911
Coronation Medal 1911, George V, coronation medal
Accession Number

NAM.1989-11-19-3

Description

King George V Coronation Medal of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir James Mackenna, Upper Burma Volunteers and Indian Civil Service, 1911. Circular, silver medal designed by Sir Edgar Bertram MacKennal (1863-1931), with the profile crowned heads of King George V and Queen Mary in coronation robes on the obverse. On the reverse is a crowned royal cypher and the date, ‘22 June 1911’, commemorating the date of the Coronation of George V. Mackenna qualified for a Delhi Durbar clasp to be worn with this medal but his medal group includes the Delhi Durbar Medal 1911 itself. The two medals were not supposed to be worn together. Mackenna was made a Companion of the Indian Empire in 1917 and he was knighted in 1925. From a medal group awarded to Lt Col Sir James Mackenna, Upper Burma Volunteers and Indian Civil Service.

Events

Coronation of King George V, 1911 (Ceremonial Events 1900-1999)