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May 6, 2023 · The Coronation Medal commemorates the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III as King of Canada. The medal is administered by the Chancellery of Honours at Rideau Hall.
- Nominations are now open! Coronation Medal to recognize ...
Our Governor General, Mary Simon, represents him in Canada....
- Nominations are now open! Coronation Medal to recognize ...
The King Charles III Coronation Medal is the first Canadian commemorative medal to mark a coronation. It was designed by Cathy Bursey-Sabourin, Fraser Herald at the Canadian Heraldic Authority at the Chancellery of Honours, Rideau Hall, and is manufactured by the Royal Canadian Mint.
Our Governor General, Mary Simon, represents him in Canada. Date modified: 2024-05-06. The design of this newest medal was unveiled on May 6, 2024, and commemorates the historic Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III as King of Canada.
On the obverse is a contemporary crowned effigy of His Majesty King Charles III in coronation robes, circumscribed with the inscriptions “CHARLES III DEI GRATIA REX” and the word “CANADA”. The reverse bears a depiction of the Royal Cypher (the King’s monogram surmounted by the Canadian Royal Crown) with the inscriptions “6-V-2023 ...
Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, was pleased to present the inaugural awards of King Charles III Coronation Medals to lieutenant governors and territorial commissioners.
T he Chief of the Defence Staff announced 4,000 King Charles III’s Coronation Medal would be awarded to Canadian Armed Forces members. Last May, the Prime Minister announced that a coronation medal would be created to commemorate His Majesty King Charles III’s coronation as King of Canada.
The reverse shows His Majesty’s Royal Cypher, being the Royal Crown he approved for use in Canada above the letters CIIIR (i.e., “Charles III Rex,” the latter word in Latin meaning “king”). The star is taken from The King’s Canadian Coronation Emblem.
