Description
1903 Delhi Durbar Medal, EDVII, King Edward VII becoming Emperor of India, New Years Day of 1903.
An impressive silver medal, one of the rarer Coronation and Jubilee Medals. For their presence during the Celebration of the Delhi Durbar during 1903, only about 2567 of these silver medals were presented to various Dignitaries, Government Officials and Members of the Armed Forces.
Relatively few were issued as the recipients had to have been actually involved in the celebrations.
The 1903 Delhi Dubar was the grandest celebration of them all, the event was 2 weeks long starting on New Years Day of 1903, being meticulously planned out by Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India who spared no expense.
Lord and Lady Curzon even arrived to the event with the Maharajahs mounted on decorated Elephants “Each of the Indian Princes was adorned with the most spectacular of his gems from the collections of centuries.”
