Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal | |
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Type | Medal |
Awarded for | Having made an honourable service in military, police, prison, and emergency forces, or for outstanding achievement or public service in Canada or for five years or more qualifying service in the British Armed Forces |
Presented by | The monarch of Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom |
Eligibility | British and Canadian citizens alive on 6 February 2002 |
Status | No longer awarded |
Total | 6 (Australia)[1] 46,000 (Canada)[2] Nearly 400,000 (United Kingdom)[3] |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Dependent on state |
Equivalent | Dependent on state |
The Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal (French: Médaille du jubilé d'or de la Reine Elizabeth II[4]) or the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal was a commemorative medal created in 2002 to mark the 50th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's accession in 1952. The Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal was awarded in Canada to nominees who contributed to public life. The Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal was awarded to active personnel in the British Armed Forces and Emergency Personnel who had completed 5 years of qualifying service.
Design
The Canadian and British medals were of different designs.
Canada: The medal is gold-plated, bronze medal with a thin raised edge and, on the obverse, an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, crowned with the
United Kingdom: The medal is of
Both medals were issued unnamed, and are suspended from the same broad royal blue ribbon with red outer stripes and, at the centre, double white stripes with a red stripe between.[6][5]
Eligibility and allocation
In Canada, the medal was administered by the Chancellery of Honours at
Members of the
Precedence
Some orders of precedence are as follows:
Country | Preceding | Following |
Order of precedence[9]
|
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal | Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal |
Order of precedence |
125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal | |
Order of precedence |
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal | |
United Kingdom Order of precedence[10] |
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal |
The medal was not awarded by New Zealand. However, it was accorded a place in the country's order of wear to accommodate British citizens who had received the medal in the UK and subsequently joined the New Zealand Defence Force.[11]
See also
- Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
- Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal
- Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
- Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal
References
- ISBN 978-1-908828-10-1.
- ISBN 978-1-908828-10-1.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-908828-16-3.
- ^ "Médaille du jubilé d'or de la Reine Elizabeth II". La gouverneure générale du Canada (in French). Archived from the original on 5 November 2021.
- ^ Queen's Printer for Canada. Archivedfrom the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ UK Government. Archived from the originalon 8 November 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
- ^ Department of Canadian Heritage. "Golden Jubilee: A Canadian Celebration > Commemorative Medal for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee". Queen's Printer for Canada. Archived from the original on 1 October 2002. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
- ^ Coney, R.T. (21 January 2009), D/SP.04.08.01.02, Ministry of Defence
- ^ "The Order of Wearing Australian Honours and Awards". Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ Directgov, Orders of Wear, UK Government
- ^ New Zealand Defence Force. "General Medals Information > FAQ > The Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal 2003". Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.