| Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal | |
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| Type | Commemorative medal |
| Awarded for | Community contribution |
| Presented by | Themonarch of Australia,Canada,Ceylon,New Zealand,Pakistan,South Africa, and theUnited Kingdom .svg) .svg)  .svg) .svg)  |
| Eligibility | Commonwealth citizens |
| Established | 2 June 1953 |
| Total | 129,051 |
 Ribbon bar | |
| Related | Silver Jubilee Medal, Golden Jubilee Medal, Diamond Jubilee Medal, Platinum Jubilee Medal |
TheQueen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal (French:Médaille du couronnement de la Reine Élizabeth II[1]) is a commemorative medal instituted to celebrate thecoronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953.
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 theRoyal Mint and issued immediately after the coronation.[3]
For Coronation and Jubilee medals, the practice up until 1977 was that the authorities in theUnited Kingdom decided on a total number to be produced, then allocated a proportion to each of theCommonwealth countries andCrown dependencies and other possessions ofthe 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:
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The Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal is a silver disk, 1.25 inches in diameter. The obverse features a crowned effigy ofQueen Elizabeth II, facing right, in a high-collaredermine cloak and wearing aTudor Crown along with the collar of theGarter and Badge of theBath. There is no raised rim and no legend.
The reverse shows theRoyal CypherEIIR surmounted by a large crown. The legend around the edge reads "QUEEN ELIZABETH II CROWNED 2nd JUNE 1953". The medal was designed byCecil Thomas.[8]
The dark red ribbon is 1.25 inches (32 mm) wide, with5⁄64 inch (2 mm) wide white edges and two narrow dark blue stripes in the centre, each5⁄64 inch (2 mm) wide and1⁄16 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 theBritish Mount Everest Expedition. These were engraved "MOUNT EVEREST EXPEDITION" on the rim.[2]
Some orders of precedence are as follows:
The following list includes notable New Zealanders who received the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal,[15][16] and is not an exhaustive list of recipients.
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| Victoria |
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| Edward VII |
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| Elizabeth II |
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| Charles III |
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Sorted in order of wear per era or 1994 constituent force | |
 Pre-Union until 6 April 1952 |
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 1952–1994 |
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 Transkei | |
 Bophuthatswana |
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 Venda | |
 Ciskei | |
 Umkhonto we Sizwe | |
 Azanian People's Liberation Army | |
 From 1994 | |
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