The Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal was created in 2002 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II to the Throne. The Medal was awarded to Canadians who made outstanding and exemplary contributions to their communities or to Canada as a whole.
Description of the medal
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A circular gold-plated bronze medal with a thin raised edge:
- On the obverse of which is an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the King George IV State Diadem, circumscribed with QUEEN OF CANADA . REINE DU CANADA;and
- On the reverse of which is a large stylized maple leaf, with CANADA inscribed at the bottom, and 1952 and 2002 inscribed on either side of the Royal Cipher and Crown.
- The Medal is worn suspended from a broad royal blue ribbon, with red outer stripes, and double white stripes with a red central stripe.
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