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London: J. B. Hayward & Son, 1977. xi, 68 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 21 cm. Revised and enlarged edition. In good+ condition. Black card wrappers printed in red and blue, with color images of Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee Medal (obverse and reverse) to front cover. Wrappers have a long tear to the paper over the top edge of the rear cover which has been repaired with clear tape. light overall scuffing to wraps as well with a bit of the color scuffed off along edge. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. A revised and expanded edition of Cole's earlier Coronation and Commemoration Medals 1887 - 1953, originally issued in 1953. The 1977 version was issued for Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee. Includes two new appendices: one on South Africa's 1910 Union commemorative medal and another on coronation medals issued by other nations. Aimed at historians and medal collectors, the book offers technical and historical information on each medal's issuance, recipients, ribbon designs, and historical context. Author Howard N. Cole (1911 - 1983) was a British military historian, Lieutenan--Colonel, and OBE recipient, best known for his works on British regimental traditions and decorations.