Alberta Centennial Medal
| Alberta Centennial Medal | |
|---|---|
 Obverse of the Alberta Centennial Medal | |
| Type | Medal |
| Eligibility | Citizens of Canada that reside in, or have resided in, Alberta |
| Established | 24 March 2005[1] |
 Ribbon bar of the medal | |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Commemorative Medal for the Centennial of Saskatchewan |
| Next (lower) | None as of 2 December 2008 |
The Alberta Centennial Medal is a commemorative medal celebrating Alberta's first 100 years of participating in Canadian Confederation.[2]
History
In 2005, the Alberta Centennial Medal Act established the Alberta Centennial Medal.[2][3][4]
Purpose
The Alberta Centennial Medal Act established a process to award medals to outstanding Albertans who have made a significant contribution to society and to honour their contributions.[2][3]
Eligibility
The medal can be awarded to living men, women and youth who made significant contributions to their fellow citizens, their community and to Alberta, and were Canadian citizens that had resided in Alberta.
Approximately 8,000 medals have been awarded to outstanding Albertans. Representatives from provincial organizations, governments and other groups were asked to make the nominations. Only nominations submitted by these nominating partners were accepted.
The following celebrities received the Alberta Centennial Medal:[5][6]
Design
The medal's simple design features Alberta's coat of arms and the wordind "Alberta Centennial 1905–2005" on the front and shield of the arms and "Honouring Outstanding Albertans" on the back. It is cast in bronze and plated in gold.[7]
The colours of the medal's ribbon symbolize Alberta's spirit and strengths. Blue and gold, Alberta's provincial colours are most prominent in the ribbon. All the colours in the ribbon are taken from Alberta's official emblems and heraldry. They are :
- Blue: clear skies and sparkling lakes
- Gold: wheat fields and resource wealth
- Green: forests
- White: mountains
- Pink: wild rose
The Alberta Centennial Medal is included in the Canadian order of precedence of decorations and medals and may be mounted and worn with other official honours.
See also
References
- ^ a b McCreery, Christopher (2012). Commemorative medals of the Queen's reign in Canada, 1952-2012. Toronto: Dundurn Press. p. 128. ISBN 9781459707566.
- ^ a b c Alberta Centennial Medal Act
- ^ a b Bill 2: Alberta Centennial Medal Act (Mar)
- ^ History in the making
- ^ Alberta Centennial Medal and Coins: brief overview
- ^ https://www.lieutenantgovernor.ab.ca/cfcms/default/news-archive/decorated-peacekeeper-to-become-alberta-s-17th-lieutenant-governor/
- ^ http://www.assembly.ab.ca/lao/speaker/news051124.htm
Further reading
- McCreery, Christopher (2015), The Canadian Honours System 2nd Edition, Dundurn Press, ISBN 978-1-4597-2415-0
- McCreery, Christopher (2012), Commemorative Medals of The Queen's Reign in Canada, Dundurn Press, ISBN 978-1-4597-0756-6
External links
- Alberta Centennial: Centennial Medal
- List of recipients
- Alberta Centennial Medal presentation - Defense medals Canada
- Alberta centennial medal presentation - Governor General of Canada
- Legislative Assembly of Alberta - Alberta Centennial Medal
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| Other decorations and medals | |
| Canadian honours lists | |
