Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal

Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal

Infobox Military Award
name=Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal


caption=Medal and ribbon
awarded_by=United Kingdom
and Commonwealth
type= Medal
eligibility= Commonwealth citizens
for= community contribution
status=
description=
clasps= None
established=2 June1953
first_award=
last_award=
total= 138,214
posthumous=
recipients=
individual=
higher=
same=
lower=
related=Silver Jubilee Medal,
Golden Jubilee Medal


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The Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal was a commemorative medal made to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. For Coronation and Jubilee medals, the practice up until 1977 was that United Kingdom authorities decided on a total number to be produced, then allocated a proportion to each of the Commonwealth countries and Crown dependencies and possessions. The award of the medals was then at the discretion of the local government authority, who were free to decide who got a medal and why.

A total of 138,214 medals were issued, including:
*11,561 to Australians
*12,500 to Canadians

Description

* A circular, silver medal, 1.25 inches in diameter. The obverse features a crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, in a high-collared ermine cloak and wearing the collar of the Garter and Badge of the Bath, and facing right. 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 dark red ribbon is convert|1.25|in|mm wide, with two narrow dark blue stripes (0.09375 inches {3/32"} wide) in the centre (0.0625" apart) and narrow white stripes (0.0625") at each edge.
* Ladies awarded the medal can wear it on their left shoulder with the ribbon tied in the form of a bow.

* The medals were issued without inscription except for the 37 issued to the British Mount Everest Expedition. These were engraved "MOUNT EVEREST EXPEDITION" on the rim.

ee also

*Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal
*Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal

ources

* [http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source=collections/cmdp/mainmenu/group10/qeiicm Veterans Affairs Canada]
* [http://medals.nzdf.mil.nz/category/j/j3.html NZDF Medals]


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