Very rare Royal Visit medal

Silver Medal for the 1901 visit to the colonies

Medal commemorating the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York to the Colonies in HMS 'Ophir', 1901

Medal commemorating the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York to the Colonies in HMS 'Ophir', 1901. Obverse: A rose surrounded by the Garter ribbon resting upon an anchor, surmounted by the Royal crown. Reverse: inscribed: 'T.R.H. DUKE & DUCHESS OF CORNWALL & YORK, BRITISH COLONIES 1901. H.M.S. OPHIR'. Fitted with a ring

In 1901, as HMS Ophir, she took the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (the future King George V and Queen Mary) on their tour of the British Empire. The visit was scheduled to open the new Federal Parliament in Melbourne, Australia, and also visited Gibraltar, Malta, Ceylon, the Straits Settlements, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada, and Newfoundland. The Royal Navy provided deck crew for the tour, and the engine room staff were from the Orient Line.

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