King George V Silver Jubilee Medal

King George V Silver Jubilee Medal
Obverse/Reverse of medal and ribbon
Awarded by United Kingdom and Commonwealth
Type	Medal
Eligibility	Commonwealth citizens
Awarded for	community contribution
Clasps	None
Statistics
Established	6 May 1935
Total awarded	85,235
Related	Coronation Medal

The King George V Silver Jubilee Medal was a commemorative medal made to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the coronation of King George V.

Issue

For Coronation and Jubilee medals, the practice up until 1977 was that United Kingdom authorities decided on a total number to be produced, then allocated a proportion to each of the Commonwealth countries and Crown dependencies and possessions. The award of the medals was then at the discretion of the local government authority, who were free to decide who got a medal and why. In general, this medal was awarded to the Royal Family, officers of state, officials and servants of the royal household, ministers, government officials, mayors, public servants, local government officials, members of the navy, army, air force and police in Britain, her colonies and Dominions.

A total of 85,235 medals were issued, including

• 6,500 to Australians
• 7,500 to Canadians
• 1,500 to New Zealanders^[1]

Description

• A circular, silver medal (1.25" in diameter). The obverse features the conjoined effigies of King George V and Queen Mary, crowned and robed, facing left. The legend around the top edge reads GEORGE · V · AND · QUEEN · MARY · MAY · VI · MCMXXXV ·.^[1]
• The reverse displays the Royal Cypher GRI surmounted by an Imperial Crown and on the left is the date MAY 6 / 1910 in two lines, and on the right the date: MAY 6 / 1935. The border is ornate.
• The purple ribbon is 1.25 inches wide, with three narrow stripes (dark blue, white, and dark blue) at each edge. The three narrow stripes are 0.25" wide in total.

References

1. "Official jubilee medals". Evening Post. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 2 July 2013.

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