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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.
This Corantion Park saw the British grandeur at its best three times when Imperial Durbars were held at this site on 1st January, 1877 to declare Queen Victoria as Empress of India, on 1st January, 1903 to celebrate coronation of Kind Edward VIII and then, in the presence of King George V, the King of England on 11th December, 1911 announcing shifting of British capital from Calcutta to Delhi ...
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 ...
