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George V and Queen Mary - Delhi Durbar PS

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:375.00 USD Estimated At:750.00 - 1,000.00 USD
George V and Queen Mary - Delhi Durbar PS
<Our item number 120018><B>George V and Queen Mary.</B> Delhi Durbar portrait signed &#34;George R.I. 1913&#34; and &#34;Mary&#34; on the mount, 7&#34; x 5&#34;. &#34;With Best Wishes&#34; is engraved above the photograph. Fine; minor edge creasing. The Delhi Durbar was held in December 1911 to commemorate the coronation of King George V and Queen Mary as Emperor and Empress of India. Every Indian of note attended to pay obeisance to their sovereigns who wore their Coronation robes; the Emperor wore the Imperial Crown of India, containing 6,170 cut diamonds and covered with sapphires, emeralds and rubies. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;750-1,000. <BR><BR>Our item number 120018<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/43jpegs/120018.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>