The King Charles III Coronation Medal is a commemorative medal created to mark the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on 6 May 2023.
King Charles III Coronation Medal | |
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Type | Commemorative medal |
Awarded for | Community contribution |
Presented by | King Charles III |
Eligibility | Commonwealth citizens |
Total | 10 (Australia)[note 1][citation needed] 1 (New Zealand)[note 1][citation needed] 400,000 (United Kingdom) |
The medals are made of nickel silver. The obverse features a crowned effigy of the King and Queen facing left.
The reverse shows the Royal Cypher CIIIR surmounted by the Tudor Crown, a laurel wreath and the date of the coronation, 6 May 2023.
The medals were issued by Worcestershire Medal Service, with the effigy on the obverse face modelled by Martin Jennings.[1] The reverse was designed by Phil McDermott of the Worcestershire Medal Service.[citation needed]
In the United Kingdom, those who received the medal were:[2]
More than 400,000 medals were awarded.[3]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on 3 May 2023 that 30,000 coronation medals would be produced to honour Canadians who made significant contributions to the country, a province, territory, region, or community, or achieved abroad in a way that brought credit to Canada.[4][5] The design of the Canadian medal, as well as any clarification on who the program partners will be,[6] has yet to be released.[7][8] Excerpting from a CBC News: Politics report, the Monarchist League of Canada claimed the delay has been caused by two coinciding matters: disagreement between the King and his Cabinet over the inclusion of Queen Camilla's effigy on the medal’s obverse (the ministers arguing the Queen should be excluded, as she is not part of the Order of Precedence and does not have a constitutional role) and the resignation of the Governor General's private secretary, an office that plays a significant part in the creation of honours.[6]
The Canadian Heritage Mint (a private company) created and sold coronation medallions designed by Susan Taylor, a former senior engraver at the Royal Canadian Mint, and approved by Charles III.[9][10]
In Australia coronation and jubilee medals are administered by the United Kingdom, and are awarded as a personal gift of the Sovereign.[11] Living Australian recipients of the Victoria Cross, Victoria Cross for Australia, George Cross and Cross of Valour received the medals in line with the eligibility issued by the United Kingdom.