King George VI Coronation Medal

King George VI Coronation Medal
Awarded by United Kingdom and Commonwealth
Type	Commemorative medal
Eligibility	Commonwealth citizens
Awarded for	community contribution
Statistics
Established	12 May 1937
Total awarded	90,279
Precedence
Next (higher)	King George V Silver Jubilee Medal
Next (lower)	Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
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The King George VI Coronation Medal was a commemorative medal, instituted to celebrate the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.

For Coronation and Jubilee medals, the practice up until 1977 was that United Kingdom authorities decided on a total number to be produced, then allocated a proportion to each of the Commonwealth 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 90,279 medals were awarded, including

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