JUBILEE MEDAL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 99, 29 April 1935, Page 9

JUBILEE MEDAL.

FROM ROYAL MINT.

MEMENTO OF OCCASION.

FAMOUS ROUND TOWER. To commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of his accession to the Throne, His Majesty King George has approved the issue by the Royal Mini of a special Silver Jubilee medal ill two sizes. It is not contemplated that the medals should be used for general presentation purposes, although there would be 110 objection to their use as prizes at sports and other celebrations connected with the jubilee.

The designs were prepared by Mr. Percy Metcalfe, special sittings having been granted bv Their Majesties for the heads of the King and Queen, which appear in profile on the obverse, together with the inscription "VI MAII MC'MX MCMXXXV." On the reverse of eacli medal appears a distinctive reproduction of the famous Round Jowei, the dominating feature of Windsor Castle, the principal residence of the Royal House of Windsor. It stands on a high mound whereon the first substantial building erected was the Rose Tower built by Edward 111., and in which the King convened a "Round Table" after the manner of the mythical King Arthur. The tower was raised to its present elevation during extensive renovations carried out early in the nineteenth century, and the flagstaff carrying the Royal Standard when Their Majesties are in residence is 300 ft above the level of the Thames.

Medals in Two Sizes. The large medal in sandard silver, with an artistic dull finish, is 2i inches in diameter, and will be available to the public in a leather case at the price of one guinea per medal. The smaller medal, carrying the same features as the other, has a diameter of 1.1 inches, and has been struck in fine silver with a bright surface. This. will be available to the public in a cardboard box at the price of 2/(5 per medal. The object in issuing these medals is not to make profit, but to provide an appropriate memento of a notable occasion in the Empire's history, emphasising the position of the Crown and its general recognition art the one common bond which unites all parts of His Majesty's Dominions. The distribution is being undertaken by the New Zealand Post and Telegraph Department, and the supply available in New Zealand is limited.