The Culture Secretary has hailed the Platinum Jubilee medal as a fitting tribute to the sacrifices of the Armed Forces, emergency services and others who will receive the award marking the Queen's 70-year reign. 'I think looking forward, 2022 is going to be a year when everyone can put that behind us and we can celebrate the Commonwealth Games, Festival UK, the Queen's Jubilee and the extended Bank Holiday Weekend to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee.' On the reverse is the heraldic image of the royal crest and the years of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee - 1952-2022. In recent decades, medals have been issued to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in 2012, Golden Jubilee in 2002 and Silver Jubilee in 1977. Phil McDermott, chief executive officer of the Worcestershire Medal Service, the firm producing around 400,000 Platinum Jubilee medals, said the order was a welcome boost following the Covid crisis.

Source: The Nation September 25, 2021 01:18 UTC