Medal of Bravery
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| Medal of Bravery | |
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 The Medal of Bravery on a red velvet background. |
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| Awarded by Canada | |
| Type | Medal |
| Awarded for | recognition of "acts of bravery in hazardous circumstances" |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| Statistics | |
| Established | 1 May 1972[1] |
| First awarded | 20 July 1972[1] |
| Posthumous awards |
12[1] |
| Distinct recipients |
1,177[1] |
The Medal of Bravery is one of the three Canadian Bravery Decorations awarded by the Governor General of Canada.[2] The Medal of Bravery is the third rank of the Decorations for Bravery. It is awarded in recognition of "acts of bravery in hazardous circumstances". Recipients have the honor of using the postnominal "M.B.".[2][1]
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[edit] Design
[edit] Medal
The medal is circular, silver, and 1.42 inches (31 mm) across.[1]
- Obverse:There is a large maple leaf in the centre surrounded by a wreath of laurel.[1]
- Reverse:The Royal Cypher (EIIR) is in the centre with a crown above it. Around the edge on the left is the word BRAVERY and on the right the word BRAVOURE with a small flower separating the two words at the base.[1]
- Mounting:A fleur-de-lis is attached to the top of the and to the bottom of a straight, slotted bar, through which the ribbon is passed. The medal is worn on the left breast by men and from a bow on the left shoulder by women.[1]
[edit] Ribbon and Bar
The crimson ribbon, 1.25 inches (32 mm) wide, has three blue stripes (3 mm each), one in the middle and the other two are 2 mm from the edge.[1]
[edit] Eligibility
The Medal of Bravery, like the other two Decorations for Bravery, can be awarded to any person who risked his or her life to save or protect another person. It may be awarded posthumously.[2] The Medal of Bravery is only awarded to people whose heroic actions involved Canadians or Canadian interests; however recipients need not be Canadian, and the incident need not have taken place in Canada. All nominations must be started within two years of the act of bravery.[2]
[edit] Nomination
The process of being awarded with the Medal of Bravery begins when a person is nominated by someone else for consideration by the Canadian Decorations Advisory Committee, within two years of the original incident.[2] The Committee reviews each nomination, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police do research to make sure the information provided to the Committee is accurate.[2] Those people who are accepted to receive the Medal of Bravery are invited to an annual ceremony where the Governor General presents the Medals.
[edit] Commemorative quarter
In 2006, the Royal Canadian Mint released a commemorative quarter with the Medal of Bravery design on the reverse to honor everyday Canadian heroes.
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