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City of Wanneroo Museum Collections > Records

Spoon, Coronation 1953

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Overview

A metal teaspoon with 'CORONATION. ELIZABETH II' imprinted on the top of the handle followed by a portrait of the queen, underneath the queen is '2ND JUNE 1953' imprinted followed with a small floral design. The bowl of the spoon has 'WIMBLEDON' printed into the metal. On the back of the spoon is printed 'MADE IN ENGLAND. E.P.N.S.AI.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-57-2023.38a-c

Item type

Objects

Material

Cardboard

Metal

Inscriptions and markings

'WIMBLEDON'
'CORONATION . ELIZABETH II'
'2ND JUNE 1953'

Contextual information

Given to donor at age 5 to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 while donor was attending Dundonald Primary School, near London in the UK.

Keywords

Coronation Queen Elizabeth Ii

queen

Last modified

Friday, 12 June, 2026

Completeness

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