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Coronation medal, George V 1911
Awarded to Admiral of the Fleet Sir Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee (1859-1925). Obverse: Busts of King George V and Queen Mary (left). Reverse: Royal cypher 'G.R.V.' surmounted by an Imperial Crown. Below: '22 JUNE 1911'. Suspended from a blue ribbon with two central red stripes.. Suspended from a blue ribbon with two central red stripes. Mounted on a bar with six others.
Rear-Admiral Sturdee was President of the Submarine Committee of the Admiralty in early 1911. In December that year he was appointed Commander of the 5th Cruiser Squadron of the Home Fleet.
Rear-Admiral Sturdee was President of the Submarine Committee of the Admiralty in early 1911. In December that year he was appointed Commander of the 5th Cruiser Squadron of the Home Fleet.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED2434 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Coronation medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Mackennal, Edgar Bertram; Winser, Margaret |
| Events: | Coronation of King George V, 1911 |
| Date made: | 1911 |
| People: | Sturdee, Frederick Charles Doveton |
| Credit: | On loan to the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, from a Private Collectionr |
| Measurements: | Overall: 31 mm |