CORONATION MEDAL

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 431, 12 May 1937, Page 6

CORONATION MEDAL

TARANAKI HONOURS Official Decoration Coronation silver medals numbering 90,000 have been issued to persons in the Empire to mark the ■crowning of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Persons in Taranaki who have received the honour are:

New Plymouth: Hon. J. McLeod, Mr S. G. Smith, M.P.. Miss D. N. Allan, Mrs M. Blackley. Miss Gertrude A. Drew, Miss E. M. Norman, Archdeacon G. H. Gavin, Rev. F, Copeland, Mr S, F. Bennett, Mr C. H. Burgess, Mr Thomas Corkill, Mr H. V. S. Griffiths, Mr H. W. Instill. Mr W. H. Moyes, Lient-Colonel F. S. Varnham. M.C., Ed., Major P. W. Wright. Captain F. L. Hunt, Company Sergeant-Major C. C. Lobb (W.O. 11), Mr H, J. Calgher. Hawera: Mr H. G. Dickie, M.P., Mr J. E. Campbell, Mr J. Robb, Mr AV. G. Simpson, Mr Rod Syme. Major B. W. H. Smart. Major E. R. Harford, Sergeant F. C. Greenhill. Stratford: Hon. R. Masters. M.L.C., Mr W. J. Polson. M.P.. Mr L. J. Furrie. Mr Percy Thomson. Lieut. H. C. Johnson. Eltham: Hon. Sir Walter Carncross, M.L.C., Mr C. A. Wilkinson, M.P.. Mr H. A. Nuttall. Opunake: Mr A. J. Brennan. Patea: Mr F. Ramsbottom, Lieut. R. W." Haddow, D.C.M. Kaponga: Mrs Margaret Flora Guy. Pihama: Mr J. S. Toslantl. Okaiawa: Pouwhareumu Tai. Pio Pio: Mr R. Boddy. Te Kuiti: Mr W. J. Broadfoot, M.P. i Mr G. R. Kidson. Staff Sergeant-Major (W. 0.1 w. C. F. Teinm. Others well known in Taranaki who have received the medals are: Mr Campbell L. Mac Diarmid, Superintendent Sydney Rawle, Colonel I. T. Standish. C.M.G.. D. 5.0., A.D.C. Individuals selected for the award -

not receive the medal for several j weeks after the Coronation. The Medal Described. ! The following, is a description of i the medal, which has been designed I by Mr Percy Metcalfe: | Obverse: Conjoint busts of Their Majesties 'the King and Queen, crowned and robed, and looking to the left. Reverse: The Royal Cypher G.R.I. surmounted by Crown; below the Cypher the inscription: “Crowned 12 May, 1937”; the whole surrounded, by ■the inscription “George VI and Queen Elizabeth.” The medal will be worn suspended by a ring from -a ribbon Ilin, wide with a blue ceu re stripe gin wide and two whjte stripes and one red ■stripe on either side. The diameiter of the medal is IJin. The King’s Coronation Medal is classified at an official medal, .to be worn on all occasions on which de_ coral;ons and medals are worn, on the left breast after war medals and all jubilee, Coronation and Durbar medj als, which follow war medals, in the j order of precedence. Women who have no other decorations or medals will wear the Coronation Medal to the bar instead of wearing it separately on a bow. It. is notified ‘.hat any medals ma.nu_ factured commercially Cor sale on the oecas.-on of the Coronation should, not be worn in such p manner that 'they might be confused with tile official medal awarded by tlie King. It will be observed that, apart from those in the service of nhe Crown, those who have received recognition have, with a few exceptions, been selected from among the many deEBrving residents who wer- r nGt recognised on the occasion cl’ the issue of the Jubilee Medal of King George V.