The King George V Silver Jubilee Medal is a commemorative medal, instituted to celebrate the
25th anniversary of the accession of
King George V
George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936.
Born during the reign of his grandmother Que ...
.
Issue
This medal was awarded as a personal souvenir by King George V to commemorate his
Silver Jubilee. It was awarded to the Royal Family and selected 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.
For Coronation and Jubilee medals, the practice up until 1977 was that
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
authorities decided on a total number to be produced, then allocated a proportion to each of the
Commonwealth
A commonwealth is a traditional English term for a political community founded for the common good. Historically, it has been synonymous with "republic". The noun "commonwealth", meaning "public welfare, general good or advantage", dates from the ...
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 would be awarded a medal and why.
A total of 85,234 medals were awarded,
[ including
*6,500 to Australians
*7,500 to Canadians
*1,500 to New Zealanders]
The medal was worn with other coronation and jubilee medals, immediately after campaign and polar medals, and before long service awards. Ladies could wear the medal near their left shoulder with the ribbon tied in the form of a bow.[
]
Description
* Designed by Sir William Goscombe John.
* A circular, silver medal, 1.25 inches 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".
* The reverse displays the Royal Cypher "GRI", surmounted by an Imperial Crown
An Imperial Crown is a crown used for the coronation of emperors.
Design
Crowns in Europe during the Middle Ages varied in design:
During the Middle Ages the crowns worn by English kings had been described as both closed (or arched) and op ...
. At the left is the date "MAY 6 / 1910" in two lines, and at right the date: "MAY 6 / 1935". The border is ornate.
* The purple ribbon is 1.25 inches wide, with three narrow stripes of dark blue, white, and dark blue at each edge. The three narrow stripes are 0.25 inches wide in total.
* It was awarded unnamed.
Notable recipients
Australia
The following list includes some notable Australians who received the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal. It is not an exhaustive list of recipients.
* Wilmot Hudson Fysh
*Eric Harrison
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*Walter Hartwell James
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*William Dartnell Johnson
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*Norbert Keenan
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* Allan MacDonald
* Alexander McCallum
*Fanny Reading
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New Zealand
The following list includes notable New Zealanders who received the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal, and is not an exhaustive list of recipients.
A
* Hugh Acland
* James Allen
* Stephen Allen
* John Allum
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* George James Anderson
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* Alfred Ansell
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* John Archer
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* Hugh Ayson
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* Esther Mary Baber
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* George Baildon
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* William Henry Peter Barber
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* Bill Barnard
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* Louis Barnett
* John Barton
* Alice Basten
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* Blanche Baughan
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* Harold Beauchamp
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* John Beanland
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* Campbell Begg
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* Charles Bellringer
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* Horace Belshaw
* Frederick Bennett
* Carl Berendsen
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* George Bertrand
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* Arthur Bignell
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* William Blomfield
* Tom Bloodworth
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* William Bodkin
* Grafton Bothamley
* Fred Bowerbank
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* David Buddo
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* Lindsay Buick
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* Peter Buck
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* Keith Caldwell
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* John Callan
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* Hugh Campbell
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* Blanche Carnachan
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* Walter Carncross
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* Clyde Carr
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* Cecil Clinkard
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* George Clinkard
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* Gordon Coates
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* John Cobbe
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* David Coleman
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* Jeremiah Connolly
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* James Craigie
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* Samuel Crookes
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* Berkeley Dallard
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* Eliot Davis
* George Davis-Goff
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* Harold Dickie
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* James Donald
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* John Duigan
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* Thomas Easterfield
* Ned Ellison
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* Bill Endean
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* Mark Fagan
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* Norrie Falla
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* James Lloyd Findlay
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* Annie Fraer
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* Peter Fraser
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* Victor Galway
* Mac Geddes
* William Girling
* Billy Glenn
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* C. F. Goldie
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* James Gunson
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* Adam Hamilton
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* John Ronald Hamilton
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* Oswald Hawken
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* Frank Hockly
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* James Thomas Hogan
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* George Hutchison
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* Lindsay Merritt Inglis
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* David Jones
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* Truby King
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* Joseph Kinsey
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* Robert Laidlaw
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* George Pascoe
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* Geoffrey Peren
* Philip De La Perrelle
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Biography Early life
De la Perrelle was born at Arrowtown in 1872. He was a newspaper proprietor and owned the ...
* Hugh Poland
* William Polson
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* Dugald Poppelwell
Dugald Louis Poppelwell (2 July 1863 – 23 September 1939) was a New Zealand lawyer, local politician and conservationist. He was born in Tokomairiro (now Milton), Otago, New Zealand in 1863.
Early life
Poppelwell was the tenth of twelve ...
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* Alfred Ransom
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* John Reed
* Vernon Reed
* Stewart Reid
* Heaton Rhodes
Sir Robert Heaton Rhodes (27 February 1861 – 30 July 1956), usually known as Sir Heaton Rhodes, was a New Zealand politician and lawyer.
Life
Rhodes was born in Purau on Banks Peninsula, the son of sheep farmer and politician Robert Hea ...
* Thomas William Rhodes
* Arthur Shapton Richards
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Biography Early life
He was born in Reading, Berkshire, England and came to New Zealand in 1894, first at Gisborne and then Poverty Bay where ...
* Randolph Ridling
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* Frank Rolleston
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Early life
Rolleston was born in Christchurch in 1873, the son of the last Superintendent (New Zealand), S ...
* John Rolleston
* Harold Rushworth
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Early life
Rushworth was born in Croydon, England and was educated at Rugby School and Jesus College, Oxford, graduating with a ...
* Andrew Hamilton Russell
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Born in Napier, New Zealand, Russell spent most of his youth in Engl ...
* George Warren Russell
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* Albert Samuel
* Michael Joseph Savage
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Savage was born in the Colon ...
* Bill Schramm
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Biography Early life
Schramm was born in Hokitika ...
* Tom Seddon
* Bob Semple
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* Emily Siedeberg
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Siedeberg was born in 1873 in Clyde, ...
* William Sinclair-Burgess
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* George John Smith
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Early life
Smith was born in Consett in County Durh ...
* Stephen Smith
* Sydney George Smith
* William Snodgrass
* Robert Speight
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Early life
Speight was born in Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, England in 1867. When he was about 12, his family em ...
* Arthur Stallworthy
* Charles Statham
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Private life
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* Edith Statham
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* William Stevenson William Stevenson may refer to:
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* William Stewart
* William Downie Stewart Jr
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Stewart was born in Dunedin in 1878. His father was William Downie Stewart, a lawyer and politician. His m ...
* Duncan Stout
* Alexander Stuart
* Bill Sullivan William Sullivan may refer to:
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* Dan Sullivan Dan, Danny, or Daniel Sullivan may refer to:
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* George Sykes
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* Takurua Tamarau
* William Taverner
* Te Puea Hērangi
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* Te Rangi Hīroa
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* Hoani Te Heuheu Tūkino VI
* Taite Te Tomo
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* Henry Thacker
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* Algernon Thomas
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* Te Hata Tipoki
* Eruera Tirikatene
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* Tonga Mahuta
* Jonathan Trevethick
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He was born in Lostwithiel, Cornwall, and educated at Lostwithiel School. He emigra ...
* George Troup
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* Bill Veitch
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* Fred Waite
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* Vincent Ward
* Paddy Webb
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* Campbell West-Watson
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* Thomas Wilford
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* Thomas Wilkes
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* Kenneth Williams
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* Ida Willis
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* George Witty
* Ward Wohlmann
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* Cecil J. Wray
* Robert Wright
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* Alexander Young Alexander Young may refer to:
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* Bruce Young
* W. Gray Young
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Papua New Guinea
* Hubert Murray
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Murray was born in Sydney, the son of Irish-born Terence Aubrey Murray ( ...
* Henry Newton (bishop)
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South Africa
* Julia Solly
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