Medal - George V (Silver Jubilee; London)
Issuer United Kingdom
Type Coronation and election medals
Obverse
Uncrowned Jugate Busts of Queen Mary and George V Facing Left .
Lettering: KING GEORGE V. QUEEN MARY
Reverse
Shield and commemoration
Lettering: ASCENDED THRONE 6th MAY 1910 TO COMMEMORATE THE SILVER JUBILEE OF KING GEORGE V. AND QUEEN MARY MAY 6TH 1935
Technical Details
Obverse Lettering
KING GEORGE V. QUEEN MARY
Reverse Lettering
ASCENDED THRONE 6th MAY 1910 TO COMMEMORATE THE SILVER JUBILEE OF KING GEORGE V. AND QUEEN MARY MAY 6TH 1935
Comments
Pewter is a malleable metal alloy composed of 85–99% tin, mixed with approximately 5–10% antimony (in earlier times lead), 2% copper, bismuth, and sometimes silver. Copper and antimony act as hardeners but may be replaced with lead in lower grades of pewter, imparting a bluish tint. Pewter has a low melting point, around 170–230 °C (338–446 °F), depending on the exact mixture of metals. The word pewter is probably a variation of the word spelter, a term for zinc alloys (originally a colloquial name for zinc).
