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Hallmarked Gilt Sterling Silver and Enamel RAOB Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Commemorative Jewel, 1977 - A hallmarked gilt sterling silver and multi-coloured enamel commemorative jewel for the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes (RAOB), produced by F.C. Parry Ltd to mark the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1977). The pendant features a central gilt-profile portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing left, encircled by a white enamel border inscribed COMMEMORATING THE SILVER JUBILEE OF. The top of the pendant displays two small red enamel shields inscribed with the letters RA and OB, surmounted by a crown. The base of the pendant features a blue enamel bar inscribed QUEEN ELIZABETH II. The jewel is suspended from a vertical blue, white, and red striped ribbon, incorporating a gilt foliate middle bar and a decorative top suspension bar. The top bar is decorated with blue and white enamel panels showing the dates 1952 and 1977 flanking the royal cypher E II R. The reverse of the pendant features a set of English hallmarks including the Birmingham Assay Office anchor, the lion passant for sterling silver, the date letter c for 1977, and the special commemorative profile mark for the Silver Jubilee. Below the hallmarks is the maker's mark for F.C. Parry Ltd, consisting of a shield-shaped mark with the characters F.C positioned above the letter P.