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<p>[QUOTE="Drusus, post: 463270, member: 6370"]like GD said...it does say its British but in a way you might not have recognized (which is kind of stating the obvious) and he didnt explain...If you are in fact interested in the inscriptions, they read like this:</p><p> </p><p>The front inscription says George VI D:G (Dei Gratia) BR OMN REX</p><p> </p><p>It means: George VI by the Grace of God (D:G = Dei Gratia), King (Rex) of all(Omn) Britian / British Territories (BR)</p><p> </p><p>The Reverse is FID DEF IND IMP (Defender (def) of the Faith (fid), Emperor(imp) of India (ind))[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Drusus, post: 463270, member: 6370"]like GD said...it does say its British but in a way you might not have recognized (which is kind of stating the obvious) and he didnt explain...If you are in fact interested in the inscriptions, they read like this: The front inscription says George VI D:G (Dei Gratia) BR OMN REX It means: George VI by the Grace of God (D:G = Dei Gratia), King (Rex) of all(Omn) Britian / British Territories (BR) The Reverse is FID DEF IND IMP (Defender (def) of the Faith (fid), Emperor(imp) of India (ind))[/QUOTE]
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