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Diamond and Gold Royal Presentation Cipher

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Historical Memorabilia Start Price:1,600.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD
Diamond and Gold Royal Presentation Cipher
<B>King George V and Queen Mary Enamel, Diamond, and Gold Royal Presentation Cipher</B></I><BR><I>English, circa 1915</B></I><BR><BR>Circular, of openwork design, the center with diamond-set entwined initials <I>GM</B></I> for George V, King of Great Britain (1910-1936) and his consort, Queen Mary (1867-1953), mounted in platinum-topped gold, surmounted by a red enameled crown with a blue enameled ribbon inscribed <I>HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE</B></I> (shame to him who thinks evil of it<I>)</B></I>, forming the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Britain's highest order of Chivalry-1 1/4 in. long including crown<BR><BR>Literature: <BR>Philip Ziegler, <I>Mountbatten, The Official Biography</B></I> (London: Collins, 1985) pp. 34, 101.<BR><BR>Provenance: <BR>Presented by King George V to Princess Alice of Greece (1885-1969). Eldest Child of Prince Louis of Battenburg (cr. Marques of Milford Haven 1917) and Princess Victoria of Hesse-Darmstadt (1863-1950); a great granddaughter of Queen Victoria; elder sister of Louis, Viscount Mountbatten of Burma; mother of the Duke of Edinburgh; and mother-in-law to the Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain. <BR>Purchased from The Armoury of St. James, London<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Requires 3rd Party Shipping (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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