Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal

Queen Elizabeth II
Platinum Jubilee Medal
Queen Elizabeth II ; Platinum Jubilee Medal
	Obverse and reverse: United Kingdom version
Type	Medal
Awarded for	5 years in Public service, including the Armed Forces, the emergency services, the prison service, one year in the royal household, and all VC and GC recipients
Presented by	the monarch of Antigua and Barbuda, monarch of Australia, monarch of The Bahamas, monarch of Canada, monarch of Grenada, monarch of Jamaica, monarch of New Zealand, monarch of Papua New Guinea, monarch of Saint Kitts and Nevis, monarch of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and monarch of the United Kingdom
	Ribbon of the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal.
Precedence
Next (higher)	Dependent on state
Equivalent	Dependent on state
Next (lower)	Dependent on state

The Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal or The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Medal is a commemorative medal created to mark the seventieth anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the thrones of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms in 2022. The medal will be awarded to people who work in public service, including the Armed Forces, the emergency services, and the prison services.^[2]^[3]

Design[]

The medal, made of nickel silver,^[4] has the Ian Rank-Broadley bust of Her Majesty of the obverse. The reverse shows the helm, crest, and mantling of the royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom used outside Scotland. The ribbon has silver edges representing the Silver Jubilee, the blue from the Golden Jubilee medal, and the red from the Diamond Jubilee ribbon.^[5]

Eligibility[]

Those who will receive the medal for Her Majesty The Queen's Platinum Jubilee are:^[4]

Serving members of the Armed Forces that have completed five full calendar years of service on 6 February 2022.
Frontline emergency services personnel that have been in paid service, retained or in a voluntary capacity, dealing with emergencies as part of their conditions of service, and have completed five full calendar years of service on 6 February 2022.
Prison services personnel who are publicly employed and are regularly exposed to difficult and sometimes emergency situations that have completed five full calendar years of service on 6 February 2022.
Members of the Royal Household with one year of qualifying service.
Living individual recipients of the Victoria Cross and George Cross.

Alberta, Canada[]

7000 Albertans who have made "significant contributions" to society.^[6]

Jamaica[]

Members of the Jamaica Defence Force, the Jamaica Constabulary Force, the Department of Correctional Services, the Jamaica Fire Brigade and the Emergency Medical Services.^[7]

References[]

^ "Platinum Jubilee medal design revealed ahead of Queen's 70-year reign celebrations".
^ "Queen's Platinum Jubilee to include extra bank holiday". BBC News. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-12.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Extra Bank Holiday to mark The Queen's Platinum Jubilee in 2022". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2020-11-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ ^a ^b "Platinum Jubilee Medal revealed". Gov.uk.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Coin, Banknote and Medal Collector's Magazines. Token Publishing – Numismatic Interest".
^ "Recognizing the Platinum Jubilee". alberta.ca. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
^ "Governor-General Congratulates Queen". Jamaica Information Service. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.

External links[]

In Pictures: The UK’s history of Jubilee Medals at platinumjubilee.gov.uk

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[1] "Platinum Jubilee medal design revealed ahead of Queen's 70-year reign celebrations".

[:0-2] "Queen's Platinum Jubilee to include extra bank holiday". BBC News. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-12.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[3] "Extra Bank Holiday to mark The Queen's Platinum Jubilee in 2022". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2020-11-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[Gov.uk-4] "Platinum Jubilee Medal revealed". Gov.uk.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[5] "Coin, Banknote and Medal Collector's Magazines. Token Publishing – Numismatic Interest".

[6] "Recognizing the Platinum Jubilee". alberta.ca. Retrieved 23 February 2022.

[7] "Governor-General Congratulates Queen". Jamaica Information Service. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.

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