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BURMA: AV medalet (5.14g), 1979, Proof

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BURMA: AV medalet (5.14g), 1979, Proof
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BURMA: AV medalet (5.14g), 1979, 22mm unsigned 9kt gold medalet for the Death of Earl Mountbatten of Burma, three-quarter uniformed bust right with "1900 EARL MOUNTBATTEN OF BURMA 1979" around // side view of the destroyer H.M.S. Kelly moving right with H.M.S. - KELLY around, a few hairlines, in original mint wallet with COA, reeded edge with hallmarks, Proof, ex Howard A. Daniel III Collection. Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900-1979) was a British statesman, naval officer, colonial administrator and close relative of the British royal family. He was born in the United Kingdom to the prominent Battenberg family. He was a maternal uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and a second cousin of King George VI. He joined the Royal Navy during the First World War and was appointed Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia Command, in the Second World War. Following the outbreak of the Second World War, Mountbatten commanded the destroyer HMS Kelly and the 5th Destroyer Flotilla. In August 1941, he received command of the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious. In August 1943, Mountbatten became Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia Command and oversaw the recapture of Burma and Singapore from the Japanese by the end of 1945. In February 1947, Mountbatten was appointed Viceroy and Governor-General of India and oversaw the Partition of India into India and Pakistan. He then served as the first Governor-General of the Union of India until June 1948 and played a significant role in persuading princely states to accede to India. He continued to serve in the navy and in defense roles. In August 1979, Mountbatten was assassinated by a bomb planted aboard his fishing boat in Mullaghmore, County Sligo, Ireland, by members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army. He received a ceremonial funeral at Westminster Abbey and was buried in Romsey Abbey in Hampshire.