 Elizabeth II Medal for Native Chiefs, 1953. Silver oval, 67.8 x 50mm. Jamieson unlisted. Choice About Uncirculated. Obv. Crowned bust r. by Cecil Thomas, QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND. Rev. Tropical port scene. Suspended from 82 cm Silver chain composed of links bearing Tudor Rose, royal monogram E II R and Crown. Housed in a luxurious fitted 35 x 13.5cm black pebbled case bearing gold-stamped crowned E II R. A literally majestic relic of the final years of the British Empire.
Ex Sotheby's September 1978 Sale, lot 127.
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