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Delhi Durbar Medals were instituted by the
Reverse: A legend in Persian, which translates as ''The Durbar of George V, Emperor of India, Master of the British Land''.
The medal was awarded unnamed. Two hundred gold medals were struck for award to ruling chiefs and high ranking officials. 30,000 silver medals were struck, with 26,800 awarded to civic dignitaries, government officials, and including 10,000 to officers and men of the British and Indian armies. The medal was distributed, not only to those present at the Durbar, but to others throughout India who contributed to the Raj. The ribbon was the same as for the medal for King George's Coronation, and while the obverse design is the same, the Durbar Medal is larger, being 1½ inches in diameter, compared with 1¼ inches for the Coronation Medal. Both medals could not be worn together, and those eligible for both wore a clasp bearing the word 'Delhi' on the ribbon of the Coronation Medal.
Durbar clasp for Coronation Medal ribbon
United Kingdom
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to commemorate the Delhi Durbar where the new Emperor of India
Emperor or Empress of India was a title used by British monarchs from 1 May 1876 (with the Royal Titles Act 1876) to 22 June 1948, that was used to signify their rule over British India, as its imperial head of state. Royal Proclamation of 22 ...
was proclaimed, in 1903
Events January
* January 1 – Edward VII is proclaimed Emperor of India.
* January 19 – The first west–east transatlantic radio broadcast is made from the United States to England (the first east–west broadcast having bee ...
for Edward VII
Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910.
The second child and eldest son of Queen Victoria and ...
, and in 1911 for George V
George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936.
Born during the reign of his grandmother Qu ...
. On both occasions the medals were one and a half inches in diameter and were awarded in both gold and silver. They were worn in date order alongside Coronation and Jubilee medals on the left chest, suspended from a ribbon one and a quarter inches wide. These Royal commemorative medals were worn before campaign medals until November 1918, after which the order of wear was changed, with them now worn after campaign medals and before long service awards.
Delhi Durbar Medal, 1911
Obverse: The conjoined crowned busts of King George V and Queen Mary facing left within a floral wreath of roses.Reverse: A legend in Persian, which translates as ''The Durbar of George V, Emperor of India, Master of the British Land''.
The medal was awarded unnamed. Two hundred gold medals were struck for award to ruling chiefs and high ranking officials. 30,000 silver medals were struck, with 26,800 awarded to civic dignitaries, government officials, and including 10,000 to officers and men of the British and Indian armies. The medal was distributed, not only to those present at the Durbar, but to others throughout India who contributed to the Raj. The ribbon was the same as for the medal for King George's Coronation, and while the obverse design is the same, the Durbar Medal is larger, being 1½ inches in diameter, compared with 1¼ inches for the Coronation Medal. Both medals could not be worn together, and those eligible for both wore a clasp bearing the word 'Delhi' on the ribbon of the Coronation Medal.
Durbar clasp for Coronation Medal ribbon
See also
*Delhi Durbar Medal (1903)
Delhi Durbar Medals were instituted by the United Kingdom to commemorate the Delhi Durbar where the new Emperor of India was proclaimed, in 1903 for Edward VII, and in 1911 for George V. On both occasions the medals were one and a half inches in ...
* Delhi Durbar
* British colonial India
The British Raj (; from Hindi ''rāj'': kingdom, realm, state, or empire) was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent;
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* it is also called Crown rule in India,
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or Direct rule in India,
* Quote: "Mill, who was himsel ...
* Empress of India Medal
The Empress of India Medal, also referred to as KIH Medal, was a commemorative medal awarded to mark the occasion of the proclamation of Queen Victoria as Empress of India in 1877. It was the first wearable medal issued to mark a commemorative o ...
References
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