New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal

New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal
New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal
Type	Commemorative medal
Awarded for	Making a recognized contribution to New Zealand
Country	New Zealand
Presented by	Queen of New Zealand
Eligibility	New Zealand and Commonwealth citizens
Status	Only awarded in 1990
Established	9 February 1990
Total	3,632
	Ribbon of the medal
Precedence
Next (higher)	King Charles III Coronation Medal
Next (lower)	New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993

The New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal was a commemorative medal awarded in New Zealand in 1990 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, and was awarded to 3,632 people.

Background

The New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal was instituted by Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II on 9 February 1990. It was to be awarded only during 1990 to about 3,000 people selected in recognition of the contribution they have made to some aspect of New Zealand life, especially the various 1990 celebrations. Subsequently 3,632 medals were awarded.^[1]

The medal is known as the Sesquicentennial Medal, because it was issued on the 150th anniversary of signing of the Treaty of Waitangi by representatives of the British Crown and various Māori chiefs from the North Island of New Zealand on 6 February 1840.

The New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal is an official medal to be worn on all occasions on which decorations and medals are worn. It is worn after Coronation and Jubilee medals, but before decorations and medals for long service.^[2] It is accompanied by a certificate bearing the signatures of the Queen, the Governor-General and the Prime Minister.

Notable recipients

The following list includes notable people who received the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal,^[3] and is not an exhaustive list of recipients.

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

Charles Upham

W

Y

Z

Rachael Zister

References

^ "Other Distinctive NZ Honours". DPMC. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
^ "Order of Wear: Orders, Decorations and Medals in New Zealand". DPMC. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
^ Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.

Bibliography

New Zealand Official Year Book, 1990 (page 57)

External links

The New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal royal warrant (SR 1990/24) – legislation.govt.nz
Obverse of the medal

[1] "Other Distinctive NZ Honours". DPMC. Retrieved 5 December 2012.

[2] "Order of Wear: Orders, Decorations and Medals in New Zealand". DPMC. Retrieved 5 December 2012.

[3] Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.

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