Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal

• Name — Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal • Presenter — The monarch of Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom • Type — Medal • Eligibility — British and Canadian citizens alive on 6 February 2002 • Awarded For — Having made an honourable service in military, police, prison, and emergency forces, or for outstanding achievement or public service in Canada or for five years or more qualifying service in the British Armed Forces • Status — No longer awarded • Total Awarded — 6 (Australia) 46,000 (Canada) Nearly 400,000 (United Kingdom) • Higher — Dependent on state • Same — Dependent on state • Lower — Dependent on state • Related — Coronation Medal, Silver Jubilee Medal, Diamond Jubilee Medal, Platinum Jubilee Medal • Image2 Size — 90px • Caption2 — Ribbon bar

The Canadian and British medals were of different designs. Canada: The medal is gold-plated, bronze medal with a thin raised edge and, on the obverse, an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, crowned with the George IV State Diadem and circumscribed by the words QUEEN OF CANADA • REINE DU CANADA. The reverse features a stylised maple leaf with CANADA at the bottom and the years 1952 and 2002 on the left and right of the Royal cypher and crown. United Kingdom: 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. Both medals were issued unnamed, and are suspended from the same broad royal blue ribbon with red outer stripes and, at the centre, double white stripes with a red stripe between.

In Canada, the medal was administered by the Chancellery of Honours at Rideau Hall and was awarded to Canadians who made a significant contribution to their fellow citizens, their community, or to Canada over the previous fifty years. Various organisations were invited to propose the names of candidates for the medal; this included all levels of Canadian government, educational and cultural organisations, the Canadian Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, veterans' groups, sports associations, and philanthropic and charitable bodies. Of the 46,000 medals issued, approximately 9,600 medals were awarded to members of the Canadian Forces according to a system that distributed them proportionately by service (navy, army, air force), rank, and years of service, occupations, and regular force and reservists, including Rangers and honorary appointees. Members of the British Armed Forces regular, reserve, and cadet branches, serving prison officers and members of the police and emergency services who were enrolled as of Accession Day and had been so for five years were given the medal in the United Kingdom. 94,222 members of the Army received the medal, as did 32,273 in the Royal Navy and Royal Marines, and 38,889 in the Royal Air Force. Longer serving members of the Royal Household and living holders of the Victoria Cross and the George Cross also received the medal.

Some orders of precedence are as follows: • Country — Preceding — Following • Australia Order of precedence — Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal — Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal • Canada Order of precedence — 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal • New Zealand Order of precedence — Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal • United Kingdom Order of precedence — Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal The medal was not awarded by New Zealand. However, it was accorded a place in the country's order of wear to accommodate British citizens who had received the medal in the UK and subsequently joined the New Zealand Defence Force.