Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal

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Queen Elizabeth II
Golden Jubilee Medal
Obverse and reverse: Canadian version
TypeMedal
Awarded forHaving 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 byThe monarch of Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom
EligibilityBritish and Canadian citizens alive on 6 February 2002
StatusNo longer awarded
Total6 (Australia)[1]
46,000 (Canada)[2]
Nearly 400,000 (United Kingdom)[3]
Ribbon of the Golden Jubilee Medal
Precedence
Next (higher)Dependent on state
EquivalentDependent 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

George IV State Diadem and circumscribed by the words QUEEN OF CANADA • REINE DU CANADA. The reverse features a stylised maple leaf with CANADA at the bottom and the years 1952 and 2002 on the left and right of the Royal cypher and crown.[5]

United Kingdom's version of the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal

United Kingdom: The medal is of

Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom flanked by the years 1952 and 2002.[6]

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

Canadian Forces
according to a system that distributed them proportionately by service (navy, army, air force), rank, and years of service, occupations, and regular force and reservists, including Rangers and honorary appointees.

Members of the

Accession Day and had been so for five years were given the medal in the United Kingdom. 94,222 members of the Army received the medal, as did 32,273 in the Royal Navy and Royal Marines, and 38,889 in the Royal Air Force.[8] Longer serving members of the Royal Household and living holders of the Victoria Cross and the George Cross also received the medal.[3]

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 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

References

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  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^
    Queen's Printer for Canada. Archived
    from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  6. ^ on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Coney, R.T. (21 January 2009), D/SP.04.08.01.02, Ministry of Defence
  9. ^ "The Order of Wearing Australian Honours and Awards". Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  10. ^ Directgov, Orders of Wear, UK Government
  11. ^ 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.

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