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Commemorative Ribbon
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- ribbon, commemorative
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- ribbon, commemorative
- Description
- King Edward coronation commemorative ribbon. red ribbon with black text and illustrations. The ribbon reads "SOUVENIR - JUNE 26 1902 - CORONATION - of His Majesty King Edward the Seventh, Westminister Abbey. June 26. 1902. - God Save the King". In the center, two portrait illustrations, one of King Edward and one of Alexandra of Denmark (his wife).
There is a handwritten note (possibly a name) written in black ink at the bottom of the ribbon, it is illegible.
- Category
- Communication Artifact
- Sub-category
- Documentary Artifact
- Accession Number
- 021.001.024
- File Number
- 021.001
- Date Range
- 1902
- Item History
- The coronation of Edward VII and his wife Alexandra as king and queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and as emperor and empress of India took place at Westminster Abbey, London, on 9 August 1902. Originally scheduled for 26 June of that year, the ceremony had been postponed at very short notice, because the king had been taken ill with an abdominal abscess that required immediate surgery.
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