King George V Silver Jubilee Medal

This medal was awarded as a personal souvenir by King George V to commemorate his Silver Jubilee. It was awarded to the Royal Family and selected officers of state, officials and servants of the Royal Household, ministers, government officials, mayors, public servants, local government officials, members of the navy, army, air force and police in Britain, her colonies and Dominions. 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 85,234 medals were awarded, Ladies could wear the medal near their left shoulder with the ribbon tied in the form of a bow. ==Description==

• Designed by Sir William Goscombe John. • A circular, silver medal, 1.25 inches in diameter. The obverse features the conjoined effigies of King George V and Queen Mary, crowned and robed, facing left. The legend around the top edge reads "GEORGE • V • AND • QUEEN • MARY • MAY • VI • MCMXXXV". • The reverse displays the Royal Cypher "GRI", surmounted by an Imperial Crown. At the left is the date "MAY 6 / 1910" in two lines, and at right the date: "MAY 6 / 1935". The border is ornate. • The purple ribbon is 1.25 inches wide, with three narrow stripes of dark blue, white, and dark blue at each edge. The three narrow stripes are 0.25 inches wide in total. • It was awarded unnamed. ==Notable recipients==

Australia The following list includes some notable Australians who received the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal. It is not an exhaustive list of recipients. • Frank Chaffey • Irene Hall • Eric Harrison • Walter James • Allan MacDonald • Alick McCallum • Elizabeth Laurie Rees Canada The following list includes notable Canadians who received the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal, and is not an exhaustive list of recipients. • Robert Borden • Andrew Davison • Richard Gavin Reid • Alexander Cameron Rutherford • William Simmons (politician) • George Pearce • Geoffrey Peren • Philip De La Perrelle • Hugh Poland • William Polson • Dugald Poppelwell R • Alfred Ransom • John Reed • Vernon Reed • Stewart Reid • Heaton Rhodes • Thomas William Rhodes • Arthur Shapton Richards • Randolph Ridling • Frank Rolleston • John Rolleston • Harold Rushworth • Andrew Hamilton Russell • George Russell S • Albert Samuel • Michael Joseph Savage • Bill Schramm • Tom Seddon • Bob Semple • Emily Siedeberg • William Sinclair-Burgess • George John Smith • Stephen Smith • Sydney George Smith • William Walter Smith • William Snodgrass • Robert Speight • Arthur Stallworthy • Charles Statham • Edith Statham • William Stevenson • William Stewart • William Downie Stewart Jr • Duncan Stout • Alexander Stuart • Bill Sullivan • Dan Sullivan • George Sykes T • Takurua Tamarau • William Taverner • Te Puea Hērangi • Te Rangi Hīroa • Hoani Te Heuheu Tūkino VI • Taite Te Tomo • Henry Thacker • Algernon Thomas • Te Hata Tipoki • Eruera Tirikatene • Tonga Mahuta • Jonathan Trevethick • George Troup V • Bill Veitch W • Fred Waite • Vincent Ward • Paddy Webb • Campbell West-Watson • James Whyte • Thomas Wilford • Thomas Wilkes • Charles Wilkinson • Kenneth Williams • Ida Willis • George Witty • Ward Wohlmann • Cecil J. Wray • Robert Wright Y • Alexander Young • Bruce Young • W. Gray Young Papua New Guinea • Hubert Murray • Henry Newton ==References==