Iraq, Kingdom. Commemorative Medal of the Coronation of King Faisal II 1953

In bronze, engraver marked "HUGUENIN" (Huguenin Frères of Le Locle, Switzerland) on the obverse, measuring 32.3 mm in diameter, very light contact, original ribbon with safety pin attachment, near extremely fine.

Footnote: The medal was produced both by the Royal Mint in London and by Huguenin Frères of Le Locle, Switzerland with small variations. King Faisal II (1935-1958) was the last king of Iraq, reigning from 1939 until his death in a coup d’état in 1958. He was less than four years old when his father died in 1939 and his father’s cousin, Crown Prince Abd al-Ilāh, ruled as Regent until Faisal’s coming of age in 1953.