King Charles III
Coronation Medal
Reverse and obverse: United Kingdom version
TypeCommemorative medal
Awarded forCommunity contribution
Presented byKing Charles III
EligibilityCommonwealth citizens
Total10 (Australia)[note 1]
30,000 (Canada)
1 (New Zealand)[note 1]
400,000 (United Kingdom)
Ribbon bar (British version)

The King Charles III Coronation Medal is a commemorative medal created to mark the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on 6 May 2023.

United Kingdom

Design

The medals are made of nickel silver. The obverse features a crowned effigy of the King and Queen facing left.

The reverse shows the Royal Cypher CIIIR surmounted by the Tudor Crown, a laurel wreath and the date of the coronation, 6 May 2023.

The medals were issued by Worcestershire Medal Service, with the effigy on the obverse face modelled by Martin Jennings.[1] The reverse was designed by Phil McDermott of the Worcestershire Medal Service.

Eligibility

In the United Kingdom, those who received the medal were:[2]

  • Individuals who actively contributed to the official Coronation events in Westminster Abbey and processions, and other officially recognised ceremonial Coronation events.
  • Serving members of the Armed Forces who had completed five full calendar years of service on 6 May 2023 or participated in Armed Forces Coronation events during the course of 2023.
  • Frontline emergency personnel who had been in paid service, retained or in a voluntary capacity, dealing with emergencies as part of their conditions of service, and who had completed five full calendar years of service on 6 May 2023;
  • Publicly employed prison services personnel who had completed five full calendar years of service on 6 May 2023.
  • Living individual recipients of the George Cross or of the Victoria Cross.[2]

More than 400,000 medals will be awarded.[3]

Australia

In Australia coronation and jubilee medals are administered by the United Kingdom, however are awarded as a personal gift of the Sovereign.[4][5] Daniel Keigrhan,[6] along with other living Australian recipients of the Victoria Cross, Victoria Cross for Australia, George Cross and Cross of Valour received the medals in line with the eligibility issued by the United Kingdom.

Canada

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on 3 May 2023 that 30,000 coronation medals would be produced to honour Canadians who made significant contributions to the country, a province, territory, region, or community, or achieved abroad in a way that brought credit to Canada. The design of the Canadian medal has yet to be released.[7][8]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Recipients of the Victoria Cross, George Cross, Cross of Valour.

References

  1. ↑ "The Coronation Medal 2023". Orders & Medals Research Society Journal. 62 (3): 201. September 2023. ISSN 1474-3353.
  2. 1 2 "Coronation Medal to go to Armed Forces and frontline emergency service workers". GOV.UK. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023. Text was copied from this source, which is available under an Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright.
  3. ↑ "Frontline workers to receive Coronation medal". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "The Order of Wearing Australian Honours and Awards". Australian Government - Department of Defence. Australian Government. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Presentation of The Queen's Diamond Jubilee medal to Corporal Daniel Keighran VC". Governor-General of Australia Events. 1 December 2012. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  6. ↑ "Brisbane Gala Ball 2023". Instagram. daniel keighran vc. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  7. ↑ Prime Minister announces Canadian delegation to the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III, Office of the Prime Minister of Canada, 3 May 2023, retrieved 3 May 2023
  8. ↑ Government of Canada, Celebrating His Majesty’s Coronation, Ling's Printer for Canada, retrieved 3 October 2023
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