Group of 3 coins.

[Guest Miah]

Hi,

New to the forum and fairly new to coin collecting.

Would like any ones thoughts on the 3 coins below, I presume they are a comemrative set but don’t know from when etc.

Thanks in advance for any help.

[Geoff T 3]

Hi,

New to the forum and fairly new to coin collecting.

Would like any ones thoughts on the 3 coins below, I presume they are a comemrative set but don’t know from when etc.

Thanks in advance for any help.

From left to right, these are commemorative medals for i) the abdication of Edward VIII 1936 ii) the silver jubilee of George V and Queen Mary and 1935 iii) the coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth 1937. None of them is in any way an official medal (i.e. approved by the king and issued by the royal mint) but look like a set put together as a commercial venture n 1937 to honour the "year of three kings" in 1936. They look attractive enough; is there any clue either on the box or the medals themselves as to the designer or the firm of issue?

Geoff

[Guest Miah]

From left to right, these are commemorative medals for i) the abdication of Edward VIII 1936 ii) the silver jubilee of George V and Queen Mary and 1935 iii) the coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth 1937. None of them is in any way an official medal (i.e. approved by the king and issued by the royal mint) but look like a set put together as a commercial venture n 1937 to honour the "year of three kings" in 1936. They look attractive enough; is there any clue either on the box or the medals themselves as to the designer or the firm of issue?

Geoff

Thanks for your input Geoff,

Unfortunately there is no clues that I can find on the case or on the medals to suggest their origin.

[Chingford 166]

All as Geoffs post, I abstracted the two articles below from a Historical and a medal site

http://historicalresources.suite101.com/ar...r_of_big_events

King George V died January 20, 1936, one year after his Silver Jubilee. The second son of Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark, he was married to Princess Mary of Teck. When her fiancé, the Prince of Wales, died in 1892, the Royal family decided that she would wed George. They were parents of six children. During World War I, amid strong anti-German feelings, he changed the family name to Windsor.

King Edward VIII Abdication December 11, 1936

King Edward VIII (Duke of Windsor), born June 23, 1894, became King at the death of his father in 1936. In October of that year, against the wishes of his family, the popular Prince chose to marry divorcee Wallis Simpson. It was made clear to him that if he did so, he would have to abdicate. He explained his decision on December 11, 1936 in a broadcast to the nation and the empire. The only British sovereign to abdicate voluntarily, he died in Paris, France May 28, 1972.

King George VI Became King December 11, 1936

King George VI (Albert, Duke of York), born December 14, 1895, second son of George V and Mary Teck, married Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in 1923. He became King when his brother Edward abdicated in December 1936. Though unprepared to assume the responsibilities, he became a much loved and greatly respected monarch. The Coronation was held May 12, 1937 when there were more clouds of war in Europe. During World War II he and Queen Elizabeth demonstrated courage and strength. The King died February 6, 1952. The present Queen, Elizabeth II, is their daughter.

http://www.medalsoftheworld.com/page15.html

1936, THE YEAR OF THREE KINGS

1936, Great Britain. THE YEAR OF THE THREE KINGS. Set of three medals. AE 51mm. 1) George V. Obv: Conjoined busts, left. Rev: A group of figures. 2) Edward VIII. Obv: Crowned bust, right. Rev: An inscribed cartouche within an oak wreath. 3) George VI. Obv: Conjoined busts, left. Rev: Britannia before Westminster Abbey. BHM 4351. Original case. Extremely fine. $225

1936, Great Britain. THE YEAR OF THE THREE KINGS. Set of three medals. Silvered-AE 32mm. 1) George V. Obv: Conjoined busts facing left. Rev: Blank. 2) Edward VIII. Obv: Crowned bust facing right. Rev: An inscription. 3) George VI. Obv: Conjoined busts facing left. Rev: Blank. Original case. Extremely fine. $175

John