Annex U – King’s Medal for Champion Shot

Introduction

1. The King’s/Queen’s Medal for Champion Shot was originally created under the British Honours System. In June 1968, after the unification of the Canadian Forces (CF), Her Majesty the Queen gave her approval to the granting in Canada of the British King's Medal for Champion Shot.
2. In 1991, the Privy Council for Canada advised that there should be created and instituted in Canada the King's Medal for Champion Shot. Letters Patent were signed by Her Majesty to create the King's Medal for Champion Shot in Canada on 28 August 1991.
3. Although this is a military honour, the Chancellery of Honours at Rideau Hall is responsible for its administration.
4. The Regulations governing the award of this medal are reprinted in Annex U, Appendix 1.

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Eligibility and criteria

5. Two medals are awarded annually since 1991: one to a member of the CF (Regular) and one to a member of the CF (Reserves) or the Royal Canadian Mounted Police who obtains the highest aggregate score in stages one and two of the King’s Medal Competition.

Description

6. Until 1991, the medals issued in Canada were similar in design to their British counterparts.
7. The medal and ribbon design are fully described in paragraph 3. of Annex U, Appendix 1.

Bar(s)

8. The Medal is awarded with a plain bar with the year of the competition inscribed thereon, and any subsequent award of the Medal shall be indicated by the award of another bar only.
9. Until 2002, the “date bars” were riveted to the suspension of the medal like on its British predecessor.
10. Since 2002, the bars are sewn onto the ribbon and worn centered on it.

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