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Busselton Historical Society > Records

King George V Coronation Plate

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c. 1911

Subcollections

Royal Memorabilia

Overview

Opalescent cream plate commemorating the 1911 coronation of King George V and Queen Mary. The plate has a crown shaped colourised image of King George V and Queen Mary in the centre and has scalloped patterns on the edges. The plate has cracks.

Historical information

George V was born as George Frederick Ernest Albert on 3 June 1865. He was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death on 20th January 1936.

George was born during the reign of his paternal grandmother, Queen Victoria, as the second son of the Prince and Princess of Wales (who became King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra). He was third in the line of succession to the British throne behind his father and his elder brother, Prince Albert Victor, until his elder brother's unexpected death in January 1892. In 1893 George married his brother's fiancée, Princess Victoria Mary of Teck, and they had six children. When Queen Victoria died in 1901, George's father ascended the throne as Edward VII, and George was created Prince of Wales. He became king-emperor on his father's death in 1910.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2024.51

Item type

Themes

Material

Width

9 in

Depth

1 in

Inscriptions and markings

Underneath the image of King George appears the wording
H.M KING GEORGE V

Underneath the image of King George appears the wording
H.M QUEEN MARY

In between the images of King George and Queen Mary appears
1911

On the under side appears
Made in Germany

Keywords

British Royal Family

Royal Souvenirs

Coronation 1911

Place made

Germany

Year

Busselton Historical Society

Busselton Historical Society

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