The Gibraltar Medallion of Honour (GMH) is a civil award scheme established by the

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of the

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. Its creation was announced in July 2008 by

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. It ranks below the

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Award

The Gibraltar Medallion of Honour is awarded annually by the

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on "living or deceased

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and others who the Parliament considers have served and contributed to the interests of Gibraltar and its people in an exceptional manner that is particularly worthy of special recognition by the House on behalf of the people of Gibraltar". Once approved by Parliament, the awards are officially announced by the

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. The Mayor then presents the recipients with the Medallions in a private ceremony held at a later date. In July 2011, the

passed a motion allowing all Medallion recipients to use the letters GMH after their name as with other HM honours.

Recipients

Investidura Adolfo Canepa como nuevo alcalde (7)

2008

Upon the award's establishment, the Gibraltar Medallion of Honour was bestowed,

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ly, upon the following persons: *

Albert Risso Albert J. Risso, GMH was a Gibraltarian trade unionist and politician. He was the first president of the Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights (AACR) in Gibraltar.Constantine, p. 346 Career Albert Risso was one of the first political ...

— for services to

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ism. *

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— for services to the arts. * Rudecindo Mannia — for services to the arts. * Sir Howard Davis - for public service * William Gomez — for services to

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. * Joseph Pitaluga — for public service. * Dorothy Ellicott — for public service and service to heritage. * Manolo Mascarenhas — for service to

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. * John Mackintosh — for

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. *

Peter Isola Peter Joseph Isola, OBE, GMH (Gibraltar, 1929 – 28 January 2006 ), was a Gibraltarian politician and lawyer. He succeeded Maurice Xiberras as leader of the Democratic Party for a British Gibraltar (DPBG). Early life and career Isola was b ...

— for services to

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. *

Aaron Cardozo Don Aaron Nunez Cardozo, GMH (1762–1834) was a Jewish English businessman, who established in Gibraltar and was consul for Tunis and Algiers in Gibraltar around 1805. Career Cardozo promoted the interests of the British Government and as dele ...

— for services to Gibraltar.

2009

The 2009 recipients of the Gibraltar Medallion of Honour were: * Jose Netto — for services to trade unionism and workers. *

Adolfo Canepa Adolfo John Canepa, CMG, OBE, GMH (born 17 December 1940) is a Gibraltarian politician. He has dedicated most of his life to politics and the development of Gibraltar, having served both as Leader of the Opposition and as Chief Minister of Gib ...

, (former

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) — for

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and services to politics. *

Joseph Gaggero Joseph Gaggero Order of the British Empire, CBE, Gibraltar Medallion of Honour, GMH, KHS, KFO, (20 November 1927 – 10 February 2012) was a Gibraltarian people, Gibraltarian businessperson, businessman. He was president of Bland Group, The ...

— for services to

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and

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. *

Maurice Xiberras Maurice Xiberras GMH (14 November 1936 – 19 March 2017) was a Gibraltarian teacher, trade unionist and politician. He was regarded as being a strong defender of British sovereignty, who believed there was no future for Gibraltar without the co ...

— for public services and services to politics.

2010

The 2010 sole recipient of the Gibraltar Medallion of Honour was: * Bernard Linares — for services to

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, trade unionism,

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, public service and politics.

2011

The 2011 sole recipient of the Gibraltar Medallion of Honour was: *

Kaiane Aldorino Kaiane Loise Aldorino Lopez, GMH ( née Aldorino; born 8 July 1986) is a Gibraltarian politician, former Mayor of Gibraltar and beauty queen who won Miss World 2009. From 2017 to 2019, she held the ceremonial position of Mayor of Gibraltar, a ...

— for personal achievement in becoming

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The Roll of Honour

A roll of Medallion recipients is kept: ''the Roll of Honour''. Every year the historical roll is published. Besides the recipients of the Medallion, all recipients of the Freedom of the City are automatically entered into the roll. They are the following: *

Gustavo Bacarisas Gustavo Bacarisa (1872–1971) GMH was a Gibraltarian painter. He was born in Gibraltar and died in Seville, Spain. His work, of a figurative style and varied themes, is characterised by the rich use of colour. He was married to Swedish artist an ...

(painter) * James Joseph Giraldi (doctor) * Sir Joshua Abraham Hassan (former

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and Chief Minister) * Sir Robert Peliza (former Chief Minister) * The Rt Revd Monsignor Patrick Devlin (former

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) * The Lord Merrivale * The Lord Bethel * The Lord Hoyle JP

References

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