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Delhi Durbar and Coronation: With King George V, Queen Mary.
5 de may. de 2023 · Delhi Durbars, crowns and tiaras and the much talked about Kohinoor, of course. As the stage gets set for the coronation of King Charles III and some monarchy gazing, the India connect over the ...
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.
It is a park on Burari Road close to Nirankari sarovar of North Delhi. It was the venue where Delhi Durbar took place, when Queen Victoria proclaimed empress of India. There is an obelisk on Durbar Park, which commemorate the shifting of Capital of India from Calcutta to Delhi in 1911 in presence of King George V and Queen Mary.
With the Coronation Durbar of 1903, his predecessor Lord Curzon had written a new chapter in the history of the regalia of the Empire. With his characteristic thoroughness, Curzon had supervised its organization to the last detail. He even had a Circuit House especially built in Delhi. After the shift of the capital, this became
Gold and silver medals were struck for each of these occasions: the Empress of India Medal for the 1877 event; and the Delhi Durbar Medal in 1903 and 1911. The gold versions were awarded to Indian rulers and the highest-ranking officials; the silver medals went to other British and Indian dignitaries and military personnel.
The Delhi Durbar (lit. "Court of Delhi") was an Indian imperial-style mass assembly organized by the British at Coronation Park, Delhi, India, to mark the succession of an Emperor or Empress of India. Also known as the Imperial Durbar, it was held three times, in 1877, 1903, and 1911, at the height of the British Empire. The 1911 Durbar was the only one that a sovereign, George V, attended ...
