912 Elizabeth II

Unit: ￡ in Thousands

George VI

12 80 113 227 George V

Silver Jubilee Diamond Jubilee Golden Jubilee Coronation

454
Edward VII

Commemorative medals struck to celebrate Royal events

Victoria
238.2
193 185 William IV

The left leg of the stave represents the exact figure.

69.4
42.3 George IV
20 1821 1831 1838 1902 1911 1937 1953
15
10
5
0 Expenditure on coronations
1801-20 1821-40 1841-60 1861-80 1881-1900 1901-20 1921-1937
Note:In the case of Elizabeth’s coronation,the parliamentary estimates for 1952-3 came to
1,560,000 pound;but 648,000 pound was recovered from the sale of seats.

Choral settings of the national anthem

The British Monarchy

c.1820-1977 Issues of Royal Commemorative Stamps
Reign Date Sold

George V 1935 1.8 Billion

George VI 1937 388 Million

31 George VI 1948 147 million

25
23 Elizabeth II 1953 448 million
15
4 7 7 Elizabeth II 1969 125 million

Elizabeth II 1972 66 million

1801-1820 1821-1840 1841-1860 1861-1880 1881-1900 1901-1920 1921-1928

Commemorative statues erected in London Issues of Royal commemorative stamps

Source:D.Cannadine--The Context,Performance and Meaning of Ritual: The British Monarchy and the invention of Tradition,in E.Hobsbawn and T.Ranger(eds),The Invention of Tradition.Cambridge University Press,2010.