King George V Coronation Medal

King George V Coronation Medal
Awarded by United Kingdom and Commonwealth
Type	Commemoration medal
Eligibility	Commonwealth citizens
Awarded for	participation in coronation, or community service
Clasps	None
Statistics
Established	1911
Total awarded	15,901
Precedence
Next (higher)	King’s Visit Commemoration Medal, 1903
Next (lower)	King George V Police Coronation Medal
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The King George V Coronation Medal was a commemorative medal made in 1911 to celebrate the coronation of King George V.

Award

This coronation medal was the first to be awarded to people who were not in attendance at the coronation. For this and subsequent Coronation and Jubilee medals, the practice up until 1977 was that United Kingdom authorities decided on a total number to be produced, then allocated a proportion to each of the Commonwealth countries and Crown dependencies and possessions. The award of the medals was then at the discretion of the local government authority, who were free to decide who would be awarded a medal and why.

A total of 15,901 medals were awarded,^[1] including 286 to Australians.

In addition, a Police Coronation Medal, of a different design and ribbon, was awarded to police officers on duty during the official Coronation celebrations.^[1]

Description

• The medal was designed by the Australian sculptor Bertram Mackennal.^[1]
• The silver medal is 32 millimetres (1.3 in) in diameter. The medal's obverse side has a profile of King George V and his wife Queen Mary.
• The reverse side has the crowned Royal Cypher above the date of the coronation.
• The 32 millimetres (1.3 in) wide ribbon is dark blue with two thin red stripes in its centre.
  • The ribbon for the police version of the medal is red with three narrow blue stripes.
  • This coronation took place on 22 June 1911.

References

• ODM of the United Kingdom - ribbon chart
• Coronation medals