1937 George VI Coronation Official Large Gold NGC MS 62 Medal

The official large gold medal, struck to celebrate King George VI's 1937 Coronation: designed by Percy Metcalfe and graded MS 62 by NGC.

George VI's Coronation was held at Westminster Abbey the year after the death of King George V and the abdication of King Edward VIII. This historic British medal features a left-facing crowned portrait of the King with 'GEORGE VI CROWNED 12 MAY 1937' around. The reverse shows a portrait of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother.

• Solid 22-carat gold medal issued by the Royal Mint as a souvenir - part of a mintage of just 274
• This is the 57mm version, the same design also struck on 1937 Coronation Gold Medal (32mm)
• Graded by the Numismatic Guaranty Company and supplied sealed in a large-format slab

Eimer 2046a, BHM 4314, Wollaston 29

Grade: NGC MS 62 (#2159108-001)