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| Thread ID: 150895 | 2022-09-22 20:45:00 | Were you at school in the 50s? | Roscoe (6288) | PC World Chat |
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| 1488405 | 2022-09-22 20:45:00 | If you were at school in the 50s you will remember the visit of the then new Queen and Prince Philip in late 1953, early 1954. It was the first visit to NZ of a reigning monarch. School children were given a medal with red and blue ribbons to mark the occasion. The obverse of the medal had a likeness of the Queen wearing a crown and the reverse with the words "Elizabeth II Royal Visit 1953-54" and the NZ coat of arms. The reason I mention this is because I was curious as to how much it might be worth and I was quite surprised to find that it could yield $80. Alright. It's not a lot of money. But there would have been thousands minted so I did not think that it would be worth very much which is why I was astonished at its worth. So if you were at school when the Queen made her first visit to NZ you would have received a medal. I wonder how many people, like me, still have theirs nearly 70 years afterwards? |
Roscoe (6288) | ||
| 1488406 | 2022-09-22 22:29:00 | If you were at school in the 50s you will remember the visit of the then new Queen and Prince Philip i School children were given a medal with red and blue ribbons to mark the occasion . I wasn't alive . But husband was . He didn't get anything . He was though, in a wee school, one class for entire school, all ages in it type school . |
piroska (17583) | ||
| 1488407 | 2022-09-23 04:24:00 | I got one of those medals, also in that aeon there was a coronation medal. Both went in the bin as being useless junk. Some kids however wore theirs for a week or two before all the paint/plating wore off. Good riddance. |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 1488408 | 2022-09-23 07:21:00 | I got one of those medals, also in that aeon there was a coronation medal. Both went in the bin as being useless junk. Some kids however wore theirs for a week or two before all the paint/plating wore off. Good riddance. Same, both me and older sister. Ken :) |
kenj (9738) | ||
| 1488409 | 2022-09-23 11:19:00 | Same, both me and older sister. Ken :) I never managed to have an older sister, but I did find two younger ones. In spite of that, I just couldn't manage to get an older one. Wartime shortages and rationing I guess. ;) |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 1488410 | 2022-09-23 11:40:00 | Yup, I was there and got the medal. And yes, I still have it, although mine only has a plain blue ribbon. I'm always happy to hear of those who binned theirs because it enhances the rarity value of mine. $80 today; $80,000 tomorrow? We could be in the money here, Roscoe! |
Blue Druid (4480) | ||
| 1488411 | 2022-09-23 20:37:00 | Yup, I was there and got the medal. And yes, I still have it, although mine only has a plain blue ribbon. I'm always happy to hear of those who binned theirs because it enhances the rarity value of mine. $80 today; $80,000 tomorrow? We could be in the money here, Roscoe! $80,000,000 next week......... Bugger! Ken :) |
kenj (9738) | ||
| 1488412 | 2022-09-24 09:25:00 | Not at school but we were crowd control: www.youtube.com A shame the film wasn't upgraded for Her Majesty's passing. lurking. |
Lurking (218) | ||
| 1488413 | 2022-09-24 10:18:00 | Not at school but we were crowd control: . youtube . com/watch?v=D-hsMR5EW-A" target="_blank">www . youtube . com A shame the film wasn't upgraded for Her Majesty's passing . lurking . Nice one! Ken :) |
kenj (9738) | ||
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