INDIA. Edward VII & George V Delhi Durbar Gold Medals (2 Pieces on Suspension), 1903 & 1911. 1903: Engraver Henry W. Page; 1911: Calcutta Mint. UNCIRCULATED Details. Marks.

1903: Pudd-903.2.1. Mintage: 140. Obverse: Crowned and mantled bust of Edward VII right; Reverse: Urdu legend within floral border. 1911: Pudd-911.2.1. Mintage: 200. Obverse: Conjoined crowed and mantled busts left of George V and Mary; Reverse: Urdu legend within circular Urdu legend. A wonderful pairing of Delhi Durbar medals in gold which were created to honor the crowning of a new emperor. The issues in gold were given to Indian rulers in both cases, and are both VERY RARE in this composition. Both examples retain their original clasps and suspensions and give entrancing golden sheen. Some hairlines are evident on both, with the nicks present on the 1903 example. Though rare individually, when taken together as a pair, this duo is astonishing in that they have survived together for over a century. A great addition to the finest collections of orders or decorations.

From the collection of a businessman working in Mumbai beginning in the 1940s. Never before offered at public auction.