Bare head of King George V facing left; below on neck engraver's initials.

GEORGIUS V DEI GRATIA BRITANNIARUM OMNIUM REX FIDEI DEFENSOR INDIAE IMPERATOR means George V, by the Grace of God, of all the Britains King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India.

Engraver: Edgar Bertram MacKennal

Four crowned shields forming a cross around the Star of the Garter, the shields bear the arms of England (top and bottom), Scotland (right) and Ireland (left); in the angles four sceptres, two surmounted by orbs, the others by a harp and a thistle; value on top, the date being divided by the crown above the lower shield.

The Order of the Garter (formally the Most Noble Order of the Garter) is an order of chivalry founded by Edward III in 1348 and regarded as the most prestigious British order of chivalry in England and the United Kingdom. The star, which is worn pinned to the left breast, was introduced in the 17th century by King Charles I and is a colourfully enamelled depiction of the heraldic shield of St. George's Cross, encircled by the Garter, which is itself encircled by an eight-point silver badge. Each point is depicted as a cluster of rays, with the four points of the cardinal directions longer than the intermediate ones.

Engraver: Leonard Charles Wyon