The Silver Jubilee Medal 1977
Overview
The Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal 1977 was issued to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne in 1953.
Description
The medal is silver and circular. The obverse bears the crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth encircled with the inscription "ELIZABETH II DEI GRA. REGINA FID. DEF." (Latin abbreviation for "Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith"). The reverse features the inscription "THE 25th YEAR OF THE REIGN OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II 6 February 1977" encircled with a crowned wreath.
The ribbon features a central narrow stripe of red within a central blue stripe, bordered by broad stripes of white and edged with a narrow stipe of red.
Eligibility
The 30,000 medals awarded within the United Kingdom included 9,000 to armed forces personnel, with others given to members of the Royal Household and to people engaged in a wide range of activities, including industry, trade, local services, voluntary work, the arts, entertainment and sport.
Recipients
Over 1500 New Zealanders received the Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal. Although the recipients' roles were published in the New Zealand Gazette, their names were not listed.
A list of the 55 New Zealand Police recipients of the Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal 1977 can be found on pp.178-179 of John D. Will's book, To Guard My People: Honours and Awards to the Police in New Zealand 1861-1995, published by the New Zealand Police Force in 1995.
Queries & requests
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Wearing this medal
The Silver Jubilee Medal 1977 is worn with the Jubilee, Coronation Medals, and New Zealand Commemoration Medals in the New Zealand Order of Wear. It is always worn after Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation Medal 1953.
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Checking eligibility and applying for this medal
The Silver Jubilee Medal 1977 was issued to individuals selected by the United Kingdom and New Zealand governments.
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Checking if this medal was issued
Honours, medals, and awards bestowed on an individual for service in the New Zealand Armed Forces are recorded in their individual service record. NZDF Personnel Archives and Medals holds a collection of about 1.5 million service records relating to 420,000 New Zealand service personnel who served in New Zealand’s Military Forces after the First World War.
Service records are not currently digitised, but we can locate it and find the information you might be looking for or help you book a time for you to see the records in Trentham by completing the form on the Service Record page.