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.

Object Details

ID: MED1157
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
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