Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal 2002
History
The Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal was a commemorative medal commissioned to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II which took place 2 June 1953.
All members of Her Majesty's armed forces including the Royal Navy, Army, RAF, Royal Naval Reserve, Territorial Army, RAFVR and Royal Fleet Auxiliary who had completed 5 years or more service on or before 6 February 2002 received this award. 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.
The medal also went to the emergency services including the Police, Fire Brigade, RNLI, coastguard and ambulance personnel who completed the required 5 years of service. Other recipients included certain members of the Royal Household Staff and some 46 bearers of the Victoria and George Crosses who were still alive at the time of issue.
Description
The medal is circular, 32mm in diameter and was struck in cupro-nickel (for the British issue) and in bronze (which was then gold plated) for the Canadian issue.
On the British issue, the obverse bears an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the inscription; 'REGINA • FID • DEF • ELIZABETH • II • DEI • GRA.'. The reverse depicts the Royal Shield surmounted by the Royal Crown flanked by the years; ‘1952’ and; ‘2002’.
On the Canadian issue, the obverse bears the crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth with the George IV State Diadem and the inscription; ‘QUEEN OF CANADA • REINE DU CANADA’,
The reverse depicts a stylized maple leaf with; ‘CANADA’ at the bottom and the Royal Cypher and crown flanked by the years; ‘1952’ and; ‘2002’.
The medal distributed in the rest of the Commonwealth shows the Queen, wearing St. Edward's Crown, and the inscription; ‘ELIZABETH • II • DEI • GRA • REGINA • FID • DEF’.
The reverse is the shield of Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom flanked by the years; ‘1952’ and; ‘2002’.
The ribbon suspender is a plain ring attached by a fastening that surmounts the medal.
The medal was issued un-named.
Ribbon
The ribbon is 32mm wide and royal blue in colour with red outer stripes and, at the centre, double white stripes with a red stripe in between.
Ladies awarded the medal can wear it on their left shoulder with the ribbon tied in the form of a bow.
Bars/Clasps
None were authorised for this medal.
Further relevant historical context can be found at the foot of this entry.
Dealer Retail Value *
Golden Jubilee Medal
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£85.00
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* It should be noted that the values quoted above reflect the average price that a medal dealer may expect to sell this medal for - please see the ‘things you should know’ web page for more details about valuing medals.
Further Historical Context
This section contains information on the following:-
- The Golden Jubilee Of Queen Elizabeth II.
The Golden Jubilee Of Queen Elizabeth II - The Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II was the international celebration marking the 50th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II to the thrones of seven countries, upon the death of her father, King George VI, on 6 February 1952, and was intended by the Queen to be both a commemoration of her 50 years as monarch and an opportunity for her to officially and personally thank her people for their loyalty.
Despite the deaths of her sister, Princess Margaret, and mother, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, in February and March 2002 respectively, and predictions in the media that the anniversary would be a non-event, the jubilee was marked with large-scale and popular events throughout London in June of the same year, bookended by events throughout the Commonwealth realms.
Elizabeth attended all of the official celebrations as scheduled, along with her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh; over twelve months, the royal couple journeyed more than 40,000 miles (64,000 km) to the Caribbean, Australia, New Zealand, then around the United Kingdom, and wrapped up the jubilee year in Canada.
Numerous landmarks, parks, buildings, and the like, were also named in honour of the golden jubilee and commemorative medals, stamps, and other symbols were issued.