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Busselton Historical Society > Records

Souvenir - Queen Elizabeth II Coronation bible

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The British & Foreign Bible Society

1953

Subcollections

Royal Memorabilia

Overview

navy blue hard back cover with gold text on front, and side of book.
384 pages of written text

Historical information

A collectible, miniature Bible produced to commemorate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2025.nil5

Item type

Themes

Material

Inscriptions and markings

Front cover: "Coronation June 1953"
Spine: "New Testament"
Inside cover: "Presented to ___of ___by the Government of Western Australia to mark the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 2nd June 1953. God save the Queen"
First page: "The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ"

Contextual information

The coronation of Elizabeth II as queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms took place on 2 June 1953 at Westminster Abbey in London. Elizabeth acceded to the throne at the age of 25 upon the death of her father, George VI, on 6 February 1952, being proclaimed queen by her privy and executive councils shortly afterwards. The coronation was held more than one year later because of the tradition of allowing an appropriate length of time to pass after a monarch dies.

Keywords

Coronation New Testament

Coronation Queen Elizabeth Ii

Place made

London, United Kingdom

Year

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Last modified

Sunday, 19 October, 2025

Completeness

100

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