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Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal

January 01, 1970

The Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal (French: Médaille du couronnement de la Reine Élizabeth II[1]) is a commemorative medal instituted to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953.

Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
Obverse and reverse of medal
TypeCommemorative medal
Awarded forCommunity contribution
Presented byThe monarch of Australia, Canada, Ceylon, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, and the United Kingdom
EligibilityCommonwealth citizens
Established2 June 1953
Total129,051
Ribbon bar
RelatedSilver Jubilee Medal,
Golden Jubilee Medal,
Diamond Jubilee Medal,
Platinum Jubilee Medal

Award edit

This medal was awarded as a personal souvenir from the Queen to members of the Royal Family and selected officers of state, members of the Royal Household, government officials, mayors, public servants, local government officials, members of the navy, army, air force and police in Britain, her colonies and Dominions. It was also awarded to members of the Mount Everest expedition, two of whom reached the summit four days before the coronation.[2] It was struck at the Royal Mint and issued immediately after the coronation.[3]

For Coronation and Jubilee medals, the practice up until 1977 was that the authorities in the United Kingdom decided on a total number to be produced, then allocated a proportion to each of the Commonwealth countries and Crown dependencies and other possessions of the Crown. The award of the medals was then at the discretion of the government of each territory, which was left free to decide who was to be awarded a medal and why.[4]

A total of 129,051 medals were awarded,[5] including:

  • 11,561 to Australians.
  • 12,500 to Canadians.[6]

Description edit

 
Medal with rim impressed: Mount Everest Expedition

The Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal is a silver disk, 1.25 inches in diameter. The obverse features a crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, facing right, in a high-collared ermine cloak and wearing a Tudor Crown along with the collar of the Garter and Badge of the Bath. There is no raised rim and no legend.

The reverse shows the Royal Cypher EIIR surmounted by a large crown. The legend around the edge reads "QUEEN ELIZABETH II CROWNED 2nd JUNE 1953". The medal was designed by Cecil Thomas.[7]

The dark red ribbon is 1.25 inches (32 mm) wide, with 5⁄64 inch (2 mm) wide white edges and two narrow dark blue stripes in the centre, each 5⁄64 inch (2 mm) wide and 1⁄16 inch (1.6 mm) apart.

Ladies who were awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal can wear it on their left shoulder with the ribbon tied in the form of a bow.[3]

The medals were issued unnamed, except for the 37 issued to the British Mount Everest Expedition. These were engraved "MOUNT EVEREST EXPEDITION" on the rim.[2]

Precedence by country edit

Some orders of precedence are as follows:

Notable recipients edit

Australia edit

Brunei edit

Ceylon edit

Nepal edit

New Zealand edit

The following list includes notable New Zealanders who received the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal,[14][15] and is not an exhaustive list of recipients.

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Samoa edit

Tonga edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Médaille du couronnement de la Reine Élizabeth II
  2. ^ a b Captain H. Taprell Dorling. Ribbons and Medals. p. 113. Published A.H.Baldwin & Sons, London. 1956.
  3. ^ a b Howard N Cole. Coronation and Royal Commemorative Medals. p. 49. Published J. B. Hayward & Son, London. 1977.
  4. ^ New Zealand Defence Force - British Commonwealth Jubilee And Coronation Medals - The Coronation Medal 1953 23 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 5 May 2015)
  5. ^ Howard N Cole. Coronation and Royal Commemorative Medals. p. 49. Published J. B. Hayward & Son, London, 1977. Cole states 129,051 medals were struck, citing 84th Annual report of the Deputy Master and Comptroller of the Royal Mint, 1953 (HMSO 1955).
  6. ^ Veterans Affairs Canada - Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal (1953) (Accessed 5 May 2015)
  7. ^ "Cecil Walter Thomas OBE, FRBS". Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland–1951. University of Glasgow. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  8. ^ (PDF). Government House. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  9. ^ "Order of Wear: Orders, Decorations and Medals in New Zealand". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  10. ^ Republic of South Africa Government Gazette Vol. 477, no. 27376, Pretoria, 11 March 2005, OCLC 72827981
  11. ^ "No. 56878". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 March 2003. p. 3352.
  12. ^ Williams, Meta (1992). Mrs Lilian Gresham, State Commissioner, 1945-1954: The Post-War Reconstruction Era. Brisbane, Australia: Girl Guides Australia (Queensland). p. 43. ISBN 0646102702.
  13. ^ Collins, Susan (2008). "Architect Details: Frank Kenneth Milne". Architects of South Australia. University of South Australia. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  14. ^ Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
  15. ^ "Coronation Medal" (PDF). Supplement to the New Zealand Gazette. No. 37. 3 July 1953. pp. 1021–1035. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

January 01, 1970
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The Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal French Medaille du couronnement de la Reine Elizabeth II 1 is a commemorative medal instituted to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953 Queen Elizabeth II Coronation MedalObverse and reverse of medalTypeCommemorative medalAwarded forCommunity contributionPresented byThe monarch of Australia Canada Ceylon New Zealand Pakistan South Africa and the United KingdomEligibilityCommonwealth citizensEstablished2 June 1953Total129 051Ribbon barRelatedSilver Jubilee Medal Golden Jubilee Medal Diamond Jubilee Medal Platinum Jubilee Medal Contents 1 Award 2 Description 3 Precedence by country 4 Notable recipients 4 1 Australia 4 2 Brunei 4 3 Ceylon 4 4 Nepal 4 5 New Zealand 4 5 1 A 4 5 2 B 4 5 3 C 4 5 4 D 4 5 5 E 4 5 6 F 4 5 7 G 4 5 8 H 4 5 9 K 4 5 10 L 4 5 11 M 4 5 12 N 4 5 13 P 4 5 14 R 4 5 15 S 4 5 16 T 4 5 17 U 4 5 18 W 4 6 Pakistan 4 7 Samoa 4 8 Tonga 5 See also 6 ReferencesAward editThis medal was awarded as a personal souvenir from the Queen to members of the Royal Family and selected officers of state members of the Royal Household government officials mayors public servants local government officials members of the navy army air force and police in Britain her colonies and Dominions It was also awarded to members of the Mount Everest expedition two of whom reached the summit four days before the coronation 2 It was struck at the Royal Mint and issued immediately after the coronation 3 For Coronation and Jubilee medals the practice up until 1977 was that the authorities in the United Kingdom decided on a total number to be produced then allocated a proportion to each of the Commonwealth countries and Crown dependencies and other possessions of the Crown The award of the medals was then at the discretion of the government of each territory which was left free to decide who was to be awarded a medal and why 4 A total of 129 051 medals were awarded 5 including 11 561 to Australians 12 500 to Canadians 6 Description edit nbsp Medal with rim impressed Mount Everest Expedition The Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal is a silver disk 1 25 inches in diameter The obverse features a crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right in a high collared ermine cloak and wearing a Tudor Crown along with the collar of the Garter and Badge of the Bath There is no raised rim and no legend The reverse shows the Royal Cypher EII R surmounted by a large crown The legend around the edge reads QUEEN ELIZABETH II CROWNED 2nd JUNE 1953 The medal was designed by Cecil Thomas 7 The dark red ribbon is 1 25 inches 32 mm wide with 5 64 inch 2 mm wide white edges and two narrow dark blue stripes in the centre each 5 64 inch 2 mm wide and 1 16 inch 1 6 mm apart Ladies who were awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal can wear it on their left shoulder with the ribbon tied in the form of a bow 3 The medals were issued unnamed except for the 37 issued to the British Mount Everest Expedition These were engraved MOUNT EVEREST EXPEDITION on the rim 2 Precedence by country editSome orders of precedence are as follows Country Preceding Following nbsp AustraliaOrder of precedence 8 King George VI Coronation Medal Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal nbsp New ZealandOrder of precedence 9 King George VI Coronation Medal Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal nbsp South AfricaOrder of precedence 10 Tshumelo Ikatelaho General Service Medal Independence Medal Transkei nbsp CeylonOrder of precedence 50th Anniversary Medals Army Navy Air Force Ceylon Armed Services Long Service Medal nbsp United KingdomOrder of precedence 11 King George VI Coronation Medal Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee MedalNotable recipients editAustralia edit Charles Groves Wright Anderson Albert Borella George Brain Claude Champion Claude Choules Daniel Clyne Irene Crespin George Currie Roden Cutler Phillip Davey Alexander Duncan Ruth Frith Victor Galway George Gosse Lilian Gresham 12 John Patrick Hamilton Charles Lloyd Jones Winifred Kastner Bill Lamb John Leak Eleanor Manning Pattie Menzies F Kenneth Milne 13 Mellis Napier Ada Norris Doris Lyne Officer Ian Potter Reg Rattey James Rogers Australian soldier D Bruce Ross Mary Stevenson Helen Alma Newton Turner Bryan Ward Eric Willis Naomi Wolinski James Park Woods Eric Woodward Brunei edit Alam Abdul Rahman Ceylon edit Basil Henricus Bertram Heyn Nepal edit Tenzing Norgay New Zealand edit The following list includes notable New Zealanders who received the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal 14 15 and is not an exhaustive list of recipients A edit Hugh Acland Ernest Aderman Henry Ah Kew Robert Aitken Tofilau Eti Alesana Allen Alexander Ronald Algie Robin Allan Geoff Alley Annie Allum John Allum Claude Anaru Harry Anderson Bill Anderton John Andrew Leslie Andrew John Andrews Will Appleton Gilbert Archey Thomas Ashby Bernard Ashwin Alexander Astor B edit Wiri Baker Doug Ball Harry Barker Bill Barnard Fred Barnard Jim Barnes Miles Barnett Bill Barrett Harold Barrowclough Cyril Bassett Eric Batchelor Ed Bate Ernest Bathurst Ken Baxter Clive Beadon C E Beeby Matt Benney Carl Berendsen Fred Betham Thyra Bethell William Blacklock Tom Bloodworth Denis Blundell Roger Blunt Bert Bockett William Bodkin George Bolt Charles Bowden Fred Bowerbank Michael Bowles Warwick Braithwaite Thomas Brash Cyprian Brereton William Bretton Bob Briggs William Bringans Walter Broadfoot Bill Brown Malcolm Burns Jim Burrows Peter Butler C edit John Cairney Frank Callaghan Flora Cameron Dick Campbell Alan Candy Edward Caradus David Carnegie Harold Caro Clyde Carr Turi Carroll Ernest Caygill Charles Henry Chapman Johnny Checketts Hector Christie George Clifton George Clinkard Harry Combs Eric Compton Michael Connelly Phil Connolly Philip Cooke Bert Cooksley Ernest Corbett Frank Corner Joe Cotterill Charles Cotton Robert Coupland John Court James Crichton William Cunningham George Currie D edit Clifford Dalton Joseph Darnand Arthur Davenport Alfred Davey Eliot Davis Ernest Davis George Davis Goff Stanley Dean James Deas Helen Deem Reginald Delargey Rangitiaria Dennan Edwin Dixon Frederick Doidge Viva Donaldson Arthur Donnelly Percy Dowse Harry Dudfield Roger Duff Mason Durie E edit James Elliott Keith Elliott Ned Ellison Sam Emery Mary Enright Pat Entrican Dean Eyre F edit Robert Falla James Fletcher Flora Forde Wilfred Fortune Warren Freer Samuel Frickleton G edit Victor Galway Rua Gardner Thomas Garland Archer Garside William Gentry Jack George Geoff Gerard Theodore Nisbet Gibbs Esmond Gibson Bill Gilbert Frank Gill William Gillespie Alexander Gillies Elizabeth Gilmer Ron Giorgi William Girling Fred Glasse Stan Goosman Edward Gordon Leon Gotz John Grace John Gildroy Grant Elizabeth Gregory William Gregory Kenneth Gresson Richard Gross William Gummer H edit Fred Hackett Arthur Langan Haddon Rongowhakaata Halbert Tristan Hegglun Edmund Hillary Tom Horton Clive Hulme K edit Paddy Kearins L edit Mary Gonzaga Leahy M edit Koroki Mahuta Jack Marshall N edit Edgar Neale Erima Northcroft P edit Rusty Page R edit Edith Rudd S edit Percy Storkey T edit Harold Tait Peter Tait Hepi Te Heuheu Blair Tennent David Thomson Percy Thomson Jim Thorn Edward Thorne Leonard Thornton Eruera Tirikatene Ernest Toop Geoffrey Tremaine Leonard Trent Tualaulelei Mauri Tupua Tamasese Meaʻole Harold Turbott George Turkington Fred Turley Charles Turner Patrick Twomey Arthur Tyndall U edit Charles Upham W edit Ron Wakelin Mark Wallace Robert Walls Fintan Patrick Walsh George Walsh John Walsh Bob Walton Joseph Ward Alwyn Warren Ellenor Watson James Wattie Jack Watts Clifton Webb John Weeks Stephen Weir George Weston Ronald Erle White William Whitlock Agnes Lady Wigram Leonard Wild Lionel Wilkinson Gordon Wilson Ivon Wilson Joseph Vivian Wilson Stanley Wilson Frederick Wood George Wood Jack Wright Len Wright Pakistan edit Azim Daudpota Abrar Hussain Amir Gulistan Janjua Wladyslaw Turowicz Samoa edit Tofilau Eti Alesana Tonga edit Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe Salote Tupou III Fatafehi TuʻipelehakeSee also editQueen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee MedalReferences edit Medaille du couronnement de la Reine Elizabeth II a b Captain H Taprell Dorling Ribbons and Medals p 113 Published A H Baldwin amp Sons London 1956 a b Howard N Cole Coronation and Royal Commemorative Medals p 49 Published J B Hayward amp Son London 1977 New Zealand Defence Force British Commonwealth Jubilee And Coronation Medals The Coronation Medal 1953 Archived 23 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 5 May 2015 Howard N Cole Coronation and Royal Commemorative Medals p 49 Published J B Hayward amp Son London 1977 Cole states 129 051 medals were struck citing 84th Annual report of the Deputy Master and Comptroller of the Royal Mint 1953 HMSO 1955 Veterans Affairs Canada Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal 1953 Accessed 5 May 2015 Cecil Walter Thomas OBE FRBS Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1951 University of Glasgow Retrieved 6 January 2016 The Order of Wearing Australian Honours and Awards PDF Government House Archived from the original PDF on 11 February 2014 Retrieved 7 July 2014 Order of Wear Orders Decorations and Medals in New Zealand Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet 18 November 2013 Retrieved 25 May 2014 Republic of South Africa Government Gazette Vol 477 no 27376 Pretoria 11 March 2005 OCLC 72827981 No 56878 The London Gazette Supplement 17 March 2003 p 3352 Williams Meta 1992 Mrs Lilian Gresham State Commissioner 1945 1954 The Post War Reconstruction Era Brisbane Australia Girl Guides Australia Queensland p 43 ISBN 0646102702 Collins Susan 2008 Architect Details Frank Kenneth Milne Architects of South Australia University of South Australia Retrieved 21 April 2024 Taylor Alister Coddington Deborah 1994 Honoured by the Queen New Zealand Auckland New Zealand Who s Who Aotearoa ISBN 0 908578 34 2 Coronation Medal PDF Supplement to the New Zealand Gazette No 37 3 July 1953 pp 1021 1035 Retrieved 14 April 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal amp oldid 1220017604, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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