Medal - Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
The Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal is a commemorative medal created in 2002 to mark the 50th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's accession in 1952. The medal is of cupronickel with a gilt finish and shows the Queen wearing St. Edward's Crown, circumscribed by the inscription ELIZABETH • II • DEI • GRA • REGINA • FID • DEF; on the reverse is the shield of Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom flanked by the years 1952 and 2002.
For 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. Having instituted its own award system, Australians were not eligible for Imperial awards unless on secondment or attachment with Great Britain. The Golden Jubilee Medal as with established custom was issued as a personal gift of the Sovereign to living Victoria Cross recipients including Payne VC and Kenna VC,.
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The medal was issued unnamed, and is suspended from a broad royal blue ribbon with red outer stripes and, at the centre, double white stripes with a red stripe between.
Medals are displayed in context throughout the Museum. All medals are identified, archivally stored and those not on display are accessible and viewable with prior notice. As with all Royal Commemorative medals, an issue was made to living Victoria Cross recipients.
