Description: Commemorative issue Royal Diadem series - Wales United Kingdom 1 Pound {1985-1990} 27S 1L85 FEATURING:front: A leek, the emblem of Wales, encircled by the Royal Diadem The leek is the national emblem of Wales. According to legend the patron saint of Wales, Saint David, ordered his Welsh soldiers to identify themselves by wearing the leek on their helmets in an ancient battle against the Saxons that took place in a leek field. The origin is also dramatized in Shakespeare's Henry V when the Welsh captain Fluellen remarked that Welsh soldiers fought a battle "in a garden where leeks did grow" for England in the time of Edward III. It is still worn on St David's Day each March 1. back: Third crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the George IV State Diadem Lettering:ELIZABETH II D·G·REG·F·D·1990Translation: Elizabeth the Second by the Grace of God Queen Defender of the Faith (Elizabeth II Dei Gratia Regina Fidei Defensatrix) • quantity 1• polished Nickel-brass coin• diameter: 22.5 mm• weight: 9.5 g• edge lettering: PLEIDIOL WYF I'M GWLAD translation: True am I to my country• comes with a 24" brass ball chain Wales United Kingdom Great Britain coin pendant necklace jewelry Welsh leek Cardiff Swansea Barry Neath Cwmbran Bridgend Llanelli Prestatyn Cymraeg Saint David's Day Caernarfon Newport Wrexham Cymru Aberystwyth Gwynedd Caerphilly Castle Llandudno Merthyr Tydfil Conwy Pembrokeshire British
Price: 16.99 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Antique: Yes
Length (inches): 24"
Modified Item: No
Necklace Length: 24 in
Vintage: Yes
Brand: coinedJewelry®
Type: Necklace
Pendant/Locket Type: Coin
Style: Pendant
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Country of Origin: Great Britain
Handmade: Yes
Chain Type: Ball/Bead
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Color: 1985
Price: 16.99 USD
Available Quantity: 1
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