Медаль — Едуард VIII (зречення; Clang Ltd; бакеліт) 1936 – 1936 Велика Британія

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Назва: Медаль — Едуард VIII (зречення; Clang Ltd; бакеліт)
Емітент: Велика Британія
Роки випуску: 1936 – 1936
Тип: Стандартний обіговий
Стан: В обігу

⚙️ Технічні характеристики

Матеріал: Бакеліт (чорний)
Вага: 48.57 г
Діаметр: 114.5 мм
Форма: Кругла з круглим отвором (два отвори)
Орієнтація: Медаль
Гурт: Простий

🔹 Аверс

Опис: Квадратне заглиблення, що містить поштову марку часів правління короля Едуарда VIII, оточене написом.
Надпис:
KING EDWARD VIII
FAREWELL SPEECH
BROADCAST FROM WINDSOR CASTLE
ON 11TH DECEMBER 1936
AT LONG LAST I AM ABLE TO SAY A FEW WORDS OF MY OWN.
I HAVE NEVER WANTED TO WITHOLD ANYTHING. BUT UNTIL NOW IT HAS
NOT BEEN CONSTITUTIONALLY POSSIBLE FOR ME TO SPEAK.
A FEW HOURS AGO I DISCHARGED MY LAST DUTY AS KING AND EMPEROR,
AND NOW THAT I HAVE BEEN SUCCEEDED BY MY BROTHER THE DUKE OF YORK,
MY FIRST WORDS MUST BE TO DECLARE MY ALLEGIANCE TO HIM.
THIS I DO WITH ALL MY HEART.
YOU ALL KNOW THE REASONS WHICH HAVE IMPELLED ME TO RENOUNCE THE THRONE,
BUT I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT IN MAKING UP MY MIND I DID NOT FORGET THE
COUNTRY OR THE EMPIRE, WHICH, AS PRINCE OF WALES, AND LATELY AS KING,
I HAVE FOR 25 YEARS TRIED TO SERVE.
BUT YOU MUST BELIEVE ME WHEN I TELL YOU THAT I HAVE FOUND IT IMPOSSIBLE
TO CARRY THE HEAVY BURDEN OF RESPONSIBILITY AND TO DISCHARGE MY
DUTIES AS KING AS I WOULD WISH TO DO, WITHOUT THE HELP AND SUPPORT
OF THE WOMAN I LOVE, AND I WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT THE DECISION
I HAVE MADE HAS BEEN MADE BY MYSELF ALONE.
THIS WAS A THING I HAD TO JUDGE ENTIRELY FOR MYSELF. THE
OTHER PERSON MOST NEARLY CONCERNED HAS TRIED UP TO THE
LAST TO PERSUADE ME TO TAKE A DIFFERENT COURSE.
I HAVE MADE THIS, THE MOST SERIOUS DECISION OF MY LIFE,
ONLY UPON THE SINGLE THOUGHT OF WHAT WOULD
IN THE END BE BEST FOR ALL.

🔸 Реверс

Опис: Написи
Надпис:
THIS DECISION HAS BEEN MADE LESS
DIFFICULT TO ME BY THE SURE KNOWLEDGE THAT
MY BROTHER WITH HIS LONG TRAINING IN THE PUBLIC
AFFAIRS OF THIS COUNTRY AND WITH HIS FINE QUALITIES
WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE MY PLACE FORTHWITH WITHOUT
INTERRUPTION OR INJURY TO THE LIFE AND PROGRESS OF THE EMPIRE.
AND HE HAS ONE MATCHLESS BLESSING ENJOYED BY SO MANY OF
YOU AND NOT BESTOWED ON ME - A HAPPY HOME WITH HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN.
DURING THESE HARD DAYS I HAVE BEEN COMFORTED BY HER MAJESTY,
MY MOTHER, AND BY MY FAMILY. THE MINISTERS OF THE CROWN, AND, IN PARTICULAR, MR. BALDWIN, THE PRIME MINISTER, HAVE ALWAYS TREATED
ME WITH FULL CONSIDERATION. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANY
CONSTITUTIONAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ME AND THEM, AND BETWEEN ME
AND PARLIAMENT.
BRED IN CONSTITUTIONAL TRADITION BY MY FATHER, I SHOULD NEVER
HAVE ALLOWED ANY SUCH ISSUE TO ARISE.
EVER SINCE I WAS PRINCE OF WALES AND LATER ON WHEN I OCCUPIED THE
THRONE, I HAVE BEEN TREATED WITH THE GREATEST KINDNESS BY ALL
CLASSES OF PEOPLE WHEREVER I HAVE LIVED OR JOURNEYED THROUGHOUT
THE EMPIRE. FOR THAT I AM VERY GRATEFUL.
I NOW QUIT ALTOGETHER PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND I LAY DOWN MY BURDEN.
IT MAY BE SOMETIME BEFORE I RETURN TO MY NATIVE LAND, BUT I
SHALL ALWAYS FOLLOW THE FORTUNES OF THE BRITISH RACE AND
EMPIRE WITH PROFOUND INTEREST.
AND IF, AT ANY TIME IN THE FUTURE I CAN BE FOUND OF SERVICE
TO HIS MAJESTY IN A PRIVATE STATION I SHALL NOT FAIL.
AND NOW WE ALL HAVE A NEW KING. I WISH HIM AND YOU, HIS
PEOPLE, HAPPINESS AND PROSPERITY WITH ALL MY HEART.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
GOD SAVE THE KING.
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