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Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
Obverse. King George V enthroned in state under a gothic type canopy; his right hand holding a sceptre, his left hand an orb topped by a short cross paty. In niches above, both spearing the serpent, are the figures of dext. St George, sin. St Michael. In both of the inner, canopied side-niches, is a shield bearing the arms of the United Kingdon: quarterly, 1. and 4. Three lions passant guardant in pale, ENGLAND; 2. A lion rampant within a double tressure flory counterflory, SCOTLAND, 3. A harp, IRELAND. In outer carved and canopied niches are the figures of, dext. Justice, and sin. St George. To either side of the footboard is a lion sejant rampant; beneath the footboard, between two lions sejant rampant, a shield: St George on his horse facing sinister and slaying the dragon.
Reverse. The King, in the uniform of an Admiral of the Fleet, standing on the deck of a Dreadnought, the three lanterns emblematic of his rank under his feet, and a trident in the waves above them, and the motto: DIEU ET MON DROIT. To either side of the monarch’s legs, a lion assis upon a pedestal carved with three scallops, beneath which a coat of arms: UNITED KINGDOM. No legend. Border of oak leaves.
