My Grandma passed away recently. We found this in her possessions. What is it? And why are there only 4 of them?

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1. [https://www.awardmedals.com/queens-1953-coronation-medal](https://www.awardmedals.com/queens-1953-coronation-medal)

   Nothing special I’m afraid, just medals handed out by local government authorities, a total of 138,214 were made.

2. Seems like it’s not a rare medal, but whether there were four made or four million, what matters is that grandma clearly did her bit. Sorry for your loss.

3. I think it’s a letter and a medal

4. [A quick google reveals this.](http://www.onlinemedals.co.uk/medal-encyclopaedia/other-medals/queen-elizabeth-ii-coronation-medal-1953)

   I myself have one of the queens jubilee medals, they’re not particularly special, just to show you were in service to either the military or some other royal service while the queen was coronated or had a birthday.

5. Only 4 awarded to the office, not only 4 awarded I’m afraid.

   They are quite common

6. Dog bless and rest her soul.

7. Sorry for your loss.

   I love the “I’m supposed to wear it on special occasions”. It says a lot about your Granny. And now that baton passes to you. You are duty bound to wear it anywhere you feel is special. And you must photograph yourself doing so.

   I believe the most impressive medals are deliberately made from non precious medals. Comments suggest this applies to your Granny’s medal. Logically therefore, your Granny is a hero. Wear it with pride.

8. From what others are writing, the Queen’s Coronation medal wasn’t super rare, though given the number given out – some of which went to Australia and Canada as well – it must have been exciting to get one. Edmund Hillary got a special one engraved for the Everest accident, but even among ‘noted’ people, they don’t exactly seem common. It’s a nice bit of history and clearly meant something to your gran 🙂

   https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth_II_Coronation_Medal

9. A lot of people are pointing out this “isn’t rare”…. As someone who has watched countless hours of Pawn Stars I can confidently say: rarity doesn’t equate to value.
   There are plenty of singular shit things in the world.
   And I can also confirm, having seen many people down on their luck and needing some cash, that cash value is very seldom met with the sentimental value of an item.

   So, to your family, this is probably priceless, my friend!

10. That’s the monarchy for you. Hand out a meaningless bauble to the plebs. Make them think they’re special for serving your family. Avoid paying inheritance tax. Make a fortune on stealing from the dead who’ve not made a will in one of your Duchies. Install your mistress as Queen. Accept £3,000,000 in cash in used notes in shopping bags from a dodgy Saudi. Wish you were a Tampax. Claim you have no power but yet interfere with the laws of the land for your own benefit for decades.

    #notmyking