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The Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal (French: Médaille du couronnement de la Reine Élizabeth II) is a commemorative medal instituted to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953.
To commemorate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953, around 130,000 official medals were struck. These were issued to chosen members of the royal household, the government, the Armed Forces and others in public service from Britain and the Commonwealth.
The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II as monarch of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ceylon, and Pakistan took place on 2 June 1953.
The Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal was also presented to thousands of recipients throughout the Queen's realms and in Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, and the UK, commemorative coins were issued.
Culture Secretary unveils design of Medal to mark Coronation of Their Majesties The King and Queen Consort. Medal will be given to Armed Forces, frontline emergency service workers and...
The obverse features a crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, in a high-collared ermine cloak and wearing the collar of the Garter and Badge of the Bath, and facing right. There is no raised rim and no legend. The reverse shows the Royal Cypher EIIR surmounted by a large crown.
Coronation medal, Elizabeth II 1953. Obverse: Bust of Queen Elizabeth II crowned and robed (right). Reverse: Royal cypher surmounted by a crown. Legend: 'QUEEN ELIZABETH II CROWNED 2ND JUNE 1953'. Uninscribed: Awarded to Ralph Herbert Thomas Curram RNVR.
