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Coronation medal, George VI 1937
Obverse: Busts of their Majesties, crowned (left). Reverse: Royal cypher 'GRI'. Legend: 'GEORGE VI QUEEN ELIZABETH'. Inscription: 'CROWNED 12 MAY 1937'. Mounted on a bar with five other medals. Awarded to Vice-Adm Sir Alfred Englefield Evans, KBE, CB.
Alfred Englefield Evans (1884-1944) was a successful cricketer and Vice Admiral in the Royal Navy. He fought during the first world war and at the Battle of Jutland. He was appointed a Companion of the Bath in the 1937 Coronation Honours and was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1943.
Alfred Englefield Evans (1884-1944) was a successful cricketer and Vice Admiral in the Royal Navy. He fought during the first world war and at the Battle of Jutland. He was appointed a Companion of the Bath in the 1937 Coronation Honours and was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1943.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED1157 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Coronation medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Metcalfe, Percy |
| Events: | Coronation of King George VI, 1937 |
| Date made: | 1937 |
| People: | Evans, Alfred Englefield; King George VI Queen Elizabeth, Consort of George VI |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 32 mm |