Historical information

Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne, at the age of 25, on the death of her father King George VI on the 6th February 1952. Elizabeth was crowned as the Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms on June 2nd 1953 at Westminster Abbey. Preparations for the coronation took over a year, it was the first British coronation to be fully televised when cameras were allowed inside the Abbey for the first time and the event was estimated to have cost £1.57 million.
The British Pottery Manufacturers Federation was founded in 1919 and continued to trade until early 1995 when the company was dissolved as a result of its activities becoming fully incorporated within the British Ceramic Confederation. The design for this mug was approved by The British Pottery Manufacturers Federation and then circulated to approved Potters.

Significance

This item is significant because it records an important event in the British Royal Family, a vital part of the hereditary of many Wodonga residents. Queen Elizabeth became the official head of the Government of Australia at that time.

Physical description

Cream handled China mug with coloured transfer. The image includes a central oval image of a golden profile of the queen (without a crown) against a light blue background. It is surrounded by a dark blue band with gold edging.
To the left is the Royal Standard and to the right is the Union Jack and English roses below. Above the central image is the royal crown and above this wording.

Inscriptions & markings

At Top CORONATION JUNE 2nd 1953
The Latin wording HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE, contained in the dark blue oval band is the motto of the British chivalric Order of the Garter which means "shamed be whoever thinks ill of it"

Beneath the image - H.M QUEEN ELIZABETH II

The base of the mug shows a makers mark of the DESIGN mark.