| Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal | |
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 Obverse of medal and ribbon |
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Awarded by the Queen of Canada |
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| Type | Medal |
| Eligibility | A Commonwealth citizen who was alive on 6 February 2002 |
| Awarded for | Having made an honourable service in military, police and emergency forces, or for outstanding achievement or public service |
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| Total awarded | 46,470 |
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| Next (higher) | 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal |
| Equivalent | Royal Canadian Mounted Police Long Service Medal |
 Ribbon of the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal |
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The Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal was a commemorative medal struck by the Royal Canadian Mint to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Elizabeth's reign as Queen of Canada. The medal is part of the Canadian honours system, established in 1967, and was administered by the Chancellery of Honours at Rideau Hall.
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Background
The medal was awarded to Canadians who made a significant contribution to their fellow citizens, their community or to Canada over the previous fifty years. Various organizations were invited to propose the names of candidates for the medal; this included all levels of Canadian government, educational and cultural organizations, the Canadian Military, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, veterans' groups, sports associations, and philanthropic and charitable bodies. 44,568 medals were awarded; the recipient list can be viewed here.
Significantly, Commonwealth countries, such as New Zealand and Australia did not recognize the event with a medal. The United Kingdom, awarded their medal to all members having served a minimum period of 5 years in the Army, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force, Police, Fire Service, Ambulance service at the time of the Queen's Golden jubilee. In 2005 operational staff of Her Majesty's Prison service were deemed eligible.
As a consequence, there was some controversy surrounded the awarding of the Queen's Golden Jubilee medal to members of the Canadian Forces. Approximatley 9,600 medals were awarded to members of the Canadian Forces according to a system that distributed them proportionatly by service,(navy, army, air force), rank and years of service, occupations and regular force, reservists, including Rangers and honorary appointees. The largest single recipient group were corporals and leading seamen. More medals were distributed to members of the general population than to members of the Canadian Forces.
The living Canadian holders of the Victoria Cross and the George Cross were given the British version of the medal as well as the Canadian version.[1]
Description
The medal is a circular, gold-plated, bronze medal with a thin raised edge. It carries a crowned effigy (U.K. version) or effigy with the King George IV State Diadem (Canadian version) of Queen Elizabeth II on the front circumscribed with QUEEN OF CANADA . REINE DU CANADA, while the back of the Canadian version features a stylized maple leaf with "CANADA" at the bottom, and the years 1952 and 2002 on the left and right of the Royal Cypher and Crown. The medal is worn suspended from a broad royal blue ribbon, with red outer stripes, double white stripes with a red central stripe. The medal illustrated with this article, however, is the United Kingdom medal, not the Canadian version.
References
External links
- Department of Canadian Heritage: Commemorative Medal for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden Jubilee
- Background of the medal
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