BHM 4417.
39mm. Silver. By P. Metcalfe, manufactured by The Royal Mint.
Obverse with conjoined busts of King George VI & Queen Elizabeth, reverse with cypher, date and ROYAL VISIT around.
Good Extremely Fine and housed in fitted Royal Mint case of issue. Rare.
In 1947, the British Royal Family embarked upon a world tour. It included an excursion to South Africa, Southern Rhodesia and Bechuanaland Protectorate. It was the first overseas state visit since the outbreak of war in 1939 and was celebrated with much pomp and fanfare.