The King Charles III Coronation Medal

The King Charles III Coronation Medal - Obverse.

Time Period: World War II
Institution: 6 May 2023
Country: Great Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and other Commonwealth countries.

The King Charles III Coronation Medal was crafted as a commemorative token to honor the crowning of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on May 6, 2023.

In the United Kingdom, recipients of the medal included:

Individuals who actively contributed to the official Coronation events in Westminster Abbey and processions, as well as other officially recognized ceremonial Coronation events.
Serving members of the Armed Forces who had completed five full calendar years of service by May 6, 2023, or who participated in Armed Forces Coronation events throughout 2023.
Frontline emergency personnel who had served in a paid, retained, or voluntary capacity, dealing with emergencies as part of their service conditions, and who had completed five full calendar years of service by May 6, 2023.
Publicly employed prison services personnel who had completed five full calendar years of service by May 6, 2023.
Living individual recipients of the George Cross and the Victoria Cross.

In total, over 400,000 medals were awarded.

The King Charles III Coronation Medal Design

The medals are crafted from nickel silver. On the obverse side, there is a crowned effigy of the King and Queen facing left. The reverse side displays the Royal Cypher CiiiR surmounted by the Tudor Crown, a laurel wreath, and the date of the coronation, which is May 6, 2023.

Worcestershire Medal Service issues the medals, with the effigy on the obverse face modeled by Martin Jennings. The reverse was designed by Phil McDermott of the Worcestershire Medal Service.