The Police Coronation Medal was sanctioned in 1911 as an award to policemen, members of ambulance units, firemen and Royal Parks' staff on duty during the official celebrations of the

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that took place during 1911.

Award

The medal was presented in silver to all ranks. It continued the practice of awarding a special medal to police on duty during major royal celebrations that commenced with

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's Golden and Diamond Jubilee Police Medals, and Edward VII's Police Coronation Medal, although qualification was now widened to include bodies outside London. Several service organisations qualified, with the name of the organisation shown on the reverse of the medal. A total of 31,822 medals were awarded:
Metropolitan Police 19,783
Scottish Police 2,800

St John Ambulance Brigade St John Ambulance is an affiliated movement of charitable organisations in mostly Commonwealth countries which provide first aid education and consumables and emergency medical services. St John organisations are primarily staffed by volunteer ...

2,755
County and Borough Police 2,565

City of London Police The City of London Police is the territorial police force#United Kingdom, territorial police force responsible for law enforcement within the City of London, England, including the Middle Temple, Middle and Inner Temple, Inner Temples. The for ...

1,400

London Fire Brigade The London Fire Brigade (LFB) is the Fire department, fire and rescue service for London, the capital of the United Kingdom. It was formed by the Metropolitan Fire Brigade Act 1865 (28 & 29 Vict. c. 90), under the leadership of superintendent ...

1,374

Royal Irish Constabulary The Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC, ; simply called the Irish Constabulary 1836–67) was the police force in Ireland from 1822 until 1922, when all of the island was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom. A sep ...

585
St Andrew's Ambulance Corps 310
Police Ambulance Service 130

Royal Parks The Royal Parks make up land that was originally used for the recreation, mostly hunting, by the royal family. They are part of the hereditary possessions of The Crown, now managed by The Royal Parks, a charity which manages eight royal pa ...

120Gerard McEwan. 'Coronation (Police) Medal 1911, Royal Parks reverse'. ''Orders & Medals Research Society Journal'', September 2017, pp 178-182 provides the names of all 120 recipients. No recipient was permitted to receive both the Police Coronation Medal and the more broadly awarded Coronation Medal 1911.

Description

The medal is silver and is in diameter. It was designed by the Australian sculptor

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. * Obverse: A crowned left-facing bust of King George V with the inscription GEORGIVS V REX ET IND: IMP:. * Reverse: The Imperial Crown with an ornate surround, with the inscription CORONATION 1911 below and the name of the service the recipient was serving with above. * Ribbon: wide. Red with a narrow central blue stripe, with a similar stripe towards each edge. * The recipient's rank and name were engraved on the edge of the medal. * The medal was worn in date order with other Royal commemorative medals. These were worn before campaign medals until November 1918, after which the order of wear was changed, with such medals now worn after campaign medals and before long service awards.

References

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King George V Coronation (Police) Medal

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