The Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal () is a commemorative medal created in 1977 to mark the 25th anniversary of Queen

Elizabeth II Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II, her death in 2022. ...

's accession in 1952. The medal is physically identical in all realms where it was awarded, save for Canada, where it contained unique elements. As an internationally distributed award, the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal holds a different place in each country's order of precedence for honours.

Basis of award and numbers awarded

The Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal was created by a Royal Warrant from the Queen. Until 1977, the practice for coronation and jubilee medals was for the United Kingdom authorities to decide on a total number of medals to be produced and allocate how many were to be distributed by each

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and possession across the

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, and later, to each

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country. From 1977, the award of the medals was at the discretion of each national government. Thus, 30,000 were distributed in Britain, 1,507 in New Zealand, 6,870 in Australia, and 30,000 in Canada.

Design

The Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal in the UK was designed by David Wynne. It is in the form of a diameter silver disc with, on the obverse, the words ''ELIZABETH II DEI GRA. REGINA FID. DEF.'' (

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abbreviation for "Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith") surrounding an

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of Queen Elizabeth II, symbolising her role as

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. On the reverse is a crown atop a wreath that contains the words ''THE 25th YEAR OF THE REIGN OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II 6 February 1977'' in six lines. The Canadian version has a number of differences, with the medal slightly thicker and the crown on the Queen's effigy more upright. The reverse has a distinct design, and bears a stylised maple leaf with ''CANADA'' above and the

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below, flanked with the dates ''1952'' and ''1977''. Both versions of the medal are worn on the left chest, suspended from a brooch bar on a wide white ribbon with cardinal red bands along the edges, each 1mm wide, and a 7mm wide garter blue stripe down the centre, bisected by another 1mm wide line of cardinal red; the colours carried on the tradition for jubilee medals. Women may wear the medal near the left shoulder with the ribbon tied in a bow. Like the Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal and

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s are also available. The medal, which came with a certificate, was awarded unnamed. Queens Silver Jubilee Medal Certificate

Eligibility and allocation

The Canadian medal was intended to award individuals who had been deemed to have made a significant contribution to their fellow citizens, their community or to Canada. So that all regions of the country would be recognised equally, the federal, provincial, and civic governments all forwarded names to Rideau Hall, as did private organisations in the fields of the arts, sports, philanthropy, and charity. The full membership of the

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and Order of Military Merit, as well as all recipients of Canadian Bravery Decorations received the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal automatically, while for members of the

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, merit with length of service and prestige of current appointment was considered. The 30,000 medals awarded within the United Kingdom included 9,000 to armed forces personnel, with others given to members of the Royal Household and to people engaged in a wide range of activities, including industry, trade, local services, voluntary work, the arts, entertainment and sport.

Precedence

Some orders of precedence are as follows:

Notable recipients

Canada

The following list includes notable Canadians who received the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal, and is not an exhaustive list of recipients. * Gerry Snyder * Marvin Weintraub

Cook Islands

The following list includes notable Cook Islanders who received the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal, and is not an exhaustive list of recipients. * Inatio Akaruru * Albert Henry *

Geoffrey Henry Sir Geoffrey Arama Henry (16 November 1940 – 9 May 2012) was a Cook Island politician who was twice the Prime Minister of the Cook Islands. He was leader of the Cook Islands Party (CIP) from 1979 to 2006. Early life Henry was a native of ...

* Margaret Makea Karika Ariki * Ngatupuna Matepi * Tiakana Numanga * Pa Tepaeru Terito Ariki * Raui Pokoati * Ngereteina Puna *

Pupuke Robati Sir Pupuke Robati, KBE (9 April 1925 – 26 April 2009) was a Cook Island politician. He served as Prime Minister of the Cook Islands from 29 July 1987 to 1 February 1989. Robati was from the island of Rakahanga. He completed his primary a ...

* Ada Rongomatane Ariki * Marguerite Story * Tangaroa Tangaroa * Vainerere Tangatapoto * Tararo Jane Ariki * Joe Williams

New Zealand

The following list includes notable New Zealanders who received the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal, and is not an exhaustive list of recipients.

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* Val Chapman * Muir Chilwell * Gordon Christie * Fraser Colman * Ken Comber * Mick Connelly * Robin Cooke *

Warren Cooper Warren Ernest Cooper (born 21 February 1933) is a former New Zealand politician. He was a National Party MP from 1975 to 1996, holding cabinet positions including Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defence. Cooper also twice served as ...

* Assid Corban * Frank Corner * Merv Corner * Anthony Cottrell * Ben Couch

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* Harry Dansey * Ronald Davison *

Graham Davy Graham John Davy (4 October 1936 – 18 June 2018) was a New Zealand athlete and sports administrator. He won one national athletics title, and served as the chair of directors of the New Zealand Sports Foundation. Biography Born in the Auckla ...

* Miriam Dell * Richard Dell * Colleen Dewe * Gaven Donne * Roger Douglas * Pat Downey * Gavin Downie * Stewart Duff * Eddie Durie

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* John Elliott * Keith Elliott * Brian Elwood * Jonathan Elworthy *

Dean Eyre Dean Jack Eyre (8 May 1914 – 19 May 2007) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. Biography Early life and career Eyre was born in Westport in 1914. His father was an official with the Customs Department and due to this the fa ...

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* Bob Fenton * Dick Fickling * Martyn Finlay *

Ray Forster Raymond Robert Forster (19 June 1922 – 1 July 2000) was a New Zealand Arachnology, arachnologist and museum director. He was a Fellow of The Entomological Society of New Zealand. Biography Forster was born in Hastings, New Zealand in 1922, a ...

* Michael Fowler *

Laurie Francis Sir Laurie Justice Francis (30 August 1918 – 3 August 1993) was a New Zealand lawyer and diplomat. He served as the List of high commissioners of New Zealand to Australia, New Zealand High Commissioner to Australia from 1976 to 1984. Biograph ...

* Bill Fraser * Dorothy Fraser * Warren Freer * Tony Friedlander

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* George Gair * Audrey Gale * Les Gandar * Frank Gill * Peter Gordon * Eric Gowing * Laurence Greig

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* Eric Halstead * Sid Harling * Richard Harrison * Ken Haslett * Ronald Hassett * Trevor Hatherton * Hamish Hay * James Henare * Trevor Henry * Jean Herbison * Charles Hervey * Allan Highet * Jack Hinton * Patu Hohepa * Eric Holland * Grace Hollander * Frank Holmes * Keith Holyoake * Norma Holyoake * Judith Hornabrook * Clive Hulme * Jack Hunn * Jonathan Hunt * Te Reo Hura

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* Trevor Inch * Eddie Isbey

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* Roy Jack * Ossie Jackson * Ewan Jamieson * Clyde Jeffery *

John Jeffries John Jeffries (5 February 1744 – 16 September 1819 using Old Style Dating, 5 February 1745 – 16 September 1819 using New Style) was an American physician, scientist, and military surgeon with the British Army in Nova Scotia and New York du ...

* Alan Johns * Allen Johnston * Dail Jones * Norman Jones

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* John Kavanagh * John Keaney * David Kear * Reginald Keeling * Hamish Keith * Mervyn Kemp * John Kennedy-Good * Herb King * Arthur Kinsella * John Kirk * Ruth Kirk * John Kneebone * Jim Knox

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* George Laking * Bill Lambert * Harry Lapwood * Tom Larkin * Graham Latimer * Ed Latter * Harry Laurent * Ray La Varis * Ian Lawrence * Kevan Lawrence * Leonard Leary * Graeme Lee * Graham Lintott *

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* Charles Philip Littlejohn * Tom Logan * Jack Luxton

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* Brian MacDonell * John Mackey * Peter Mahon * Colin Maiden * Aussie Malcolm * Peter Mann * Leo Manning * Jack Marshall * Russell Marshall * Gordon Mason *

John Mathison John Mathison (29 September 1901 – 12 October 1982) was a New Zealand politician of the New Zealand Labour Party, Labour Party. He was famed for his skills as a chairman and well known for his "unmistakably Scottish" accent, eloquent speeche ...

* Laurel McAlister * John McAlpine * Thaddeus McCarthy * Terry McCombs * Allan McCready * Alan McCulloch * David McGee * Alister McIntosh * Duncan MacIntyre * Don McKay * Colin McLachlan * Jim McLay * Roy McLennan * Colin McLeod (engineer) * Duncan McMullin * Dot McNab * Patrick Millen * F. Russell Miller * Holmes Miller * Mike Minogue * Rex Morpeth * Ian Morrison * Thea Muldoon * Bill Mumm * Lee Murdoch

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* Gray Nelson * Doris Nicholson * Edward Norman * Merv Norrish * Alfred North

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* Gerald O'Brien * Patrick O'Dea * Frank O'Flynn * Joe Ongley * John Ormond * Elizabeth Orr * Phillip O'Shea

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* Denis Pain * Whatumoana Paki * Les Pearce * Clifford Perry * Brian Poananga * Lindsay Poole * Guy Powles * Richard Prebble * Alfred Preece * Mervyn Probine * Allan Pyatt

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* Derek Quigley * Peter Quilliam

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* Athol Rafter * Matiu Rata * Paul Reeves * Bill Renwick * Aroha Reriti-Crofts * Paraone Reweti * Winston Reynolds * Clifford Richmond * John Robertson * Dove-Myer Robinson * John Robson * John Rodgers * Frank Rogers * Mary Ronnie *

Bill Rowling Sir Wallace Edward Rowling (; 15 November 1927 – 31 October 1995), commonly known as Bill Rowling, was a New Zealand politician who was the 30th prime minister of New Zealand from 1974 to 1975. He held office as the Leader of the New Zealand ...

* Glen Rowling * Ron Russell * Frank Ryan

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* Laurie Salas * Leo Schultz * Ian Shearer * Pat Sheehan * Jack Shepherd * Max Short * Larry Siegert * Cliff Skeggs * Tom Skinner * George Smith * Edward Somers * Jack Somerville * Graham Speight * Ron Spriggs * Bert Stanley * Marcel Stanley * Brian Stevenson * Alan Stewart * Roy Stoneham * Jack Sullivan * Denis Sutherland * Peter Sutton * Mira Szászy

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* Rob Talbot * Brian Talboys * Peter Tapsell * Nicholas Tarling * Danny Taylor * Somerford Teagle * Te Atairangikaahu * Hugh Templeton * Fred Thomas * Ken Thomas * David Thomson * Robert Thomson * Leonard Thornton * Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan * Bob Tizard * David Tompkins * Peter Trapski * Jim Traue * Leonard Trent * Ron Trotter * Doug Truman * Graham Turbott * Alexander Turner * Frederick Turnovsky

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Charles Upham Charles Hazlitt Upham (21 September 1908 – 22 November 1994) was a New Zealand soldier decorated for actions during World War II. Born in Christchurch, New Zealand, he attended Christ's College, Christchurch, Christ's College and later the ...

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* Adrienne von Tunzelmann

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* Bert Walker * Ranginui Walker * Gerry Wall * Augusta Wallace * John Wallace * Richard Walls * Bob Walton * Arthur Ward * Marilyn Waring * David Watt *

Hugh Watt Hugh Watt (19 March 1912 – 4 February 1980) was a New Zealand politician who was a Labour member of Parliament and the acting prime minister of New Zealand between 31 August and 6 September 1974, following the death of Prime Minister Norma ...

* Jim Weir * Merv Wellington * Koro Wētere * John White * Bob White * Lloyd White * Richard White * Richard Wild * Peter Wilkinson * David Williams * Rob Williams *

Robin Williams Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951August 11, 2014) was an American actor and comedian known for his improvisational skills and the wide variety of characters he created on the spur of the moment and portrayed on film, in dramas and comedie ...

* Ormond Wilson * Owen Woodhouse

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* Gavin Yates * Bill Young * Trevor Young * Venn Young

Niue

The following list includes notable Niueans who received the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal, and is not an exhaustive list of recipients. * Enetama Lipitoa * Frank Lui * Lapati Paka * Patricia Rex * Robert Rex * Sam Pata Emani Tagelagi * Pope Talagi *

Young Vivian Mititaiagimene Young Vivian (born 12 November 1935) is a Niuean politician and diplomat, who served as Premier of Niue twice, the first time from December 1992 to March 1993 following the death of Sir Robert Rex, and the second from 2002 to ...

References

External links

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Awards established in 1977