King Charles III Coronation Medal Precedence Set

Summary#

Order Directing that the King Charles III Coronation Medal be Added to the Order of Precedence: SI/2025-11 is an order published in the Canada Gazette on January 29, 2025. It adds the King Charles III Coronation Medal to the official order of precedence in the honours system, placing it after the Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012).

What it does#

• Adds the King Charles III Coronation Medal to the order of precedence in the Canadian Honours System.
• Places the medal under the “Commemorative Medals” heading in section 1 of the Canadian Orders, Decorations and Medals Directive, 1998, immediately after the Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012).
• The order was made by the Governor General in Council on January 9, 2025.

Who's affected#

• People who receive or wear the King Charles III Coronation Medal.
• Anyone who arranges or checks medal order at ceremonies — for example military units, veterans’ groups, and ceremonial offices that follow the Canadian Honours System.
• If it is unclear who will receive the medal or when awards will be made, the order does not say; it only fixes the medal’s place among other honours.

Why it matters#

• It decides where the new coronation medal sits on uniforms and medal bars. That affects how people wear medals at official events and ceremonies.
• It is an administrative step to make the medal part of the official honours hierarchy.
• This order does not itself describe who will receive the medal or change eligibility rules; it only sets its rank among other decorations.