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Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal / Médaille du jubilee de diamant de la reine Elizabeth II [object]

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Item

Date:

2012.

Reference:

R178-342-0-E, Volume number: 13365

Type of material:

Objects (including medals and pins)

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

4846906

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Office of the Governor General of Canada fonds

Chancellery of Canadian Orders and Decorations Recipient and Administrative files

Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal / Médaille du jubilee de diamant de la reine Elizabeth II [object]
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Date(s):

2012.

Place of creation:

Ontario

Extent:

1 medal / médaille : nickel silver with a proof finish ; 32 mm.

Language of material:

Latin

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The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal was created in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty's accession to the Throne as Queen of Canada, and issued by the Canadian Government in 2012. Two other incarnations of this medal honoring the milestone were fashioned: one issued by the United Kingdom, and another for the Caribbean realms.

The medal marked the 2012 celebration of The Queen's 60-year reign. It provided the nation with a tangible way to both honour Her Majesty's years of service to Canada, and offered recognition to some 60,000 exemplary Canadians. The medal was designed by the Canadian Heraldic Authority (Chancellery of Honours at Rideau Hall), manufactured by the Royal Canadian Mint (Ottawa), and administered by the Chancellery of Honours.

The inscription "VIVAT REGINA" on the reverse translates to "Long live The Queen!" and the emblem of the Royal Cypher is comprised of the Royal Crown over the letters "E II R" (i.e., Elizabeth II Regina).

Recipients of the Diamond Jubilee Medal were nominated by members of the general public and awarded a medal in recognition of their integral role or contributions to Canada. The selected individual must have been alive on February 6th, 2012 (on the 60th anniversary) and nominated before December 31st, 2012. The program closed on February 28, 2013.

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Physical description note:

Content:
Obverse: crowned portrait of the Sovereign, Queen Elizabeth II
Reverse: patterned diamond background, central diamond shape surrounding the Royal Cypher, the top half of a single maple leaf sprouts from each of the 4 diamond edges.

Ribbon: Blue (thin, edges), red (main), and white (2 parallel striped, middle).

Attachments: None

Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscription: obverse: t. :ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA ; b. :[maple leaf symbol] CANADA [maple leaf symbol]
Inscription: reverse: m.l. :1952 ; m. :E II R ; m.r. :2012 ; b. VIVAT REGINA
Inscription: edge: no inscription
Inscription: attachment: no attachment

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Government

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Library and Archives Canada, R178

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