§ Lord Marlesfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many official Jubilee medals were issued to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II; and how many they plan to issue for the Golden Jubilee. [HL2072]
§ The Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Baroness Blackstone)A total of 33,423 medals were issued in the United Kingdom to commemorate the Silver Jubilee. A further 12,849 medals were ordered, at their own expense, by the Queen's realms and the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office received an allocation of 499 medals for distribution to the then dependent territories and West Indies associated states.
It is estimated that around 375,000 medals will he issued in the United Kingdom to commemorate the Golden Jubilee. It will be for Her Majesty's realms, the overseas territories and the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man to decide whether they wish to run a parallel distribution scheme.