Canada has created a medal to mark the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III on May 6, 2023. the King Charles III Coronation Medal was first awarded to Lieutenant Governors and Territorial Commissioners on May 6, 2024. Since that time, the medal has been awarded to many different Canadians, to recognize significant contributions to Canada, a province or territory, region, or community within Canada.
In all, 30,000 medals were created as part of this program, to be awarded by Lieutenant Governors and Territorial Commissioners, members of Parliament, Senators, the Canadian Armed Forces, the RCMP, and other community partners and organizations.
The Lieutenant Governor has awarded medals to deserving Newfoundlanders and Labradorians who have made our province a better place in which to live.
The front side of the medal (obverse) features a crowned image of His Majesty King Charles III wearing coronation robes. Around the effigy appears the text, “CHARLES III DEI GRATIA REX” (Charles III, by the Grace of God, the King) and “CANADA.”
The reverse of the medal portrays the Royal Cypher (the monogram surmounted by the Canadian Royal Crown), over the sunburst design of the Canadian Coronation emblem.
The date of the Coronation is inscribed on the left side of the medal. “VIVAT REX,” meaning “long live The King,” is inscribed on the right side.
The medal is attached to a ribbon using an arrangement of dark blue, bright red and white, identical to the United Kingdom’s Coronation Medal ribbon.
The inaugural medal presentation was to Ms. Mary Hodder, at a private ceremony in Marystown on September 12, 2024.
Those Newfoundlanders and Labradorians awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal by the Lieutenant Governor:
| Thomasine M. Barry For Public Service |
Cdr. Alan Brown, CD, ADeC For Public Service |
| Dr. Roger Butler, MD, CCFP, FCFP, CAC For Service to Health Care & Medicine |
Adele Carruthers For Public Service |
| David Cochrane For Service to Media |
Hon. Paul Davis, ECNL For Public Service |
| Florence Patricia Delaney For Public Service |
Col. Gail Dick For Community Service |
| Harold Duffett For Community Service |
Insp. David Emberley For Public Service & Justice |
| Catherine M. Fleming For Community Service |
Debbie Forward For Public Service & Health Care |
| Chief Justice Deborah E. Fry For Public Service & Justice |
Christopher Hickman For Business, Industry & Economy |
| Patricia A. Hearn For Public Service |
Linda Louella Inkpen, CM, MD For Service to Health & Education |
| Mary Hodder For Public Service |
Rev. Msgr. Patrick J. Kennedy For Public Service |
| Elizabeth Jackson For Public Service |
Kathleen Leah Knowling For Service to Arts & Media |
| Arlene King For Public Service |
Frank Lee For Community Service |
| Robert Lambe For Community Service |
Dan MacKenzie For Public Service |
| TA Loeffler For Service to Education |
Lorraine Michael, BA(ED) MDiv For Public and Community Service |
| Cpl. A Mason For Public Service |
Patrick J O’Callaghan, ONL For Community Service & Philanthropy |
| Leslie H. Noseworthy For Service to the Arts |
Dianne O’Mara For Public Service |
| Linda Oldford For Public & Community Service |
Pamela Osborne For Public Service |
| Shelley L. Organ For Public Service & Justice |
Elder Emma Reelis For Community Service |
| Krista Quinlan For Public Service |
Robert Rogers For Community Service |
| Chief Patrick R. Roche For Public Service & Justice |
Maj. Dustin Sutherland, CD For Public Service |
| Rebecca Roome For Public Service |
Rev. Ian Staunton Wishart For Community Service |
| Regina Whiteway For Public Service |
LCdr. Tony Young, CD, ADeC For Public Service |