New Zealand Gazette – 1937 – No. 35

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✨ Coronation Medal Recipients

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 35

THE CORONATION MEDAL.

His Majesty the King has approved the issue of a silver medal to
be known as "The Coronation Medal" in commemoration of His
Majesty's Coronation. Some 90,000 medals will be struck for
issue as a personal souvenir from His Majesty to persons in the
Crown Services and others in the United Kingdom and in other
parts of the Empire.

Individuals selected for the award will not receive the medal
for several weeks after the Coronation.

The following is a description of the medal, which has been
designed by Mr. Percy Metcalfe:

Obverse.—Conjoint busts of Their Majesties the King and
Queen, crowned and robed, and looking to the left.

Reverse.—The Royal Cypher G.R.I. surmounted by
Crown; below the Cypher the inscription "Crowned
12 May, 1937"; the whole surrounded by the
inscription "George VI and Queen Elizabeth."

The medal will be worn suspended by a ring
from a ribbon 1½ in. wide with a blue centre stripe
¾ in. wide and two white stripes and one red stripe
on either side. Diameter of medal: 1¼ in.

The King's Coronation Medal is classified as an official medal,
to be worn on all occasions on which decorations and medals are
worn, on the left breast after war medals and all Jubilee, Coronation, and Durbar medals, which follow war medals, in the Order
of Precedence. Ladies who have no other decorations or medals
will wear the Coronation Medal on the left shoulder of the dress,
the ribbon in this case being in the form of a bow. Ladies who
are already in possession of official medals worn on a bar may, if
they wish, add the Coronation Medal to the bar instead of wearing
it separately on a bow. It is notified that any medals manufactured commercially for sale on the occasion of the Coronation
should not be worn in such a manner that they might be confused with the Official Medal awarded by the King.

The following is a list of the residents of this Dominion to
whom His Majesty has been graciously pleased to approve of the
issue of the Coronation Medal. From this list it will be observed
that, apart from those in the service of the Crown, the ladies and
gentlemen who have received recognition have, with a few
exceptions, been selected from among the many deserving residents
who were not recognized on the occasion of the issue of the
Jubilee Medal of King George the Fifth.

(Compound names have been indexed under the second surname.)

ABEL, Joseph, Major, V.D., Wellington.
ADAMS, Florence Alford, Sister, Timaru.
ADAMS, Frederick Horrex, Mr., Wellington.
ADAMS, Howard Dartrey Charles, Mr., Wellington.
ADAMS, Jessie, Mrs. (Senior), Heretaunga.
AFFLECK, Annie Constance, Miss, Wellington.
AFFORD, Arthur, Mr., Auckland.
AGAR, Sydney Havelock, Mr., Khandallah.
AICKIN, Thomas Reginald, Mr., Wellington.
AIKEN, Janet Mary, Miss, Christchurch.
AITCHISON, Mary Anne, Mrs., J.P., Palmerston North.
AITKIN, Francis William, Mr., Wadestown.
ALDRIDGE, Francis William Daniel, Captain, Christchurch.
ALDRIDGE, Wilfrid George, Mr., Dunedin.
ALDRIDGE, William Peachey, Mr., Hamilton.
ALEXANDER, John, The Honourable, C.M.G., M.L.C., Auckland.

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🏛️ Announcement of the Coronation Medal

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
KeywordsCoronation Medal, Commemoration, Crown Services, Empire

🏛️ Description of the Coronation Medal

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
KeywordsMedal Design, Obverse, Reverse, Ribbon, Wearing Instructions
👱🏽 Names

Percy Metcalfe (Mr.), Designer of the Coronation Medal

🏛️ List of Coronation Medal Recipients in New Zealand

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
KeywordsCoronation Medal, Recipients, New Zealand, Crown Services
👱🏽 Names

16 names identified

Joseph Abel (Major, V.D.), Recipient of the Coronation Medal
Florence Alford Adams (Sister), Recipient of the Coronation Medal
Frederick Horrex Adams (Mr.), Recipient of the Coronation Medal
Howard Dartrey Charles Adams (Mr.), Recipient of the Coronation Medal
Jessie Adams (Mrs. (Senior)), Recipient of the Coronation Medal
Annie Constance Affleck (Miss), Recipient of the Coronation Medal
Arthur Afford (Mr.), Recipient of the Coronation Medal
Sydney Havelock Agar (Mr.), Recipient of the Coronation Medal
Thomas Reginald Aickin (Mr.), Recipient of the Coronation Medal
Janet Mary Aiken (Miss), Recipient of the Coronation Medal
Mary Anne Aitchison (Mrs., J.P.), Recipient of the Coronation Medal
Francis William Aitkin (Mr.), Recipient of the Coronation Medal
Francis William Daniel Aldridge (Captain), Recipient of the Coronation Medal
Wilfrid George Aldridge (Mr.), Recipient of the Coronation Medal
William Peachey Aldridge (Mr.), Recipient of the Coronation Medal
John Alexander (The Honourable, C.M.G., M.L.C.), Recipient of the Coronation Medal

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