Alberta Centennial Medal
Obverse of the Alberta Centennial Medal
Awarded by the Government of Alberta
Type	Medal
Eligibility	Citizens of Canada that reside in, or have resided in, Alberta
Awarded for	"significant contributions to their fellow citizens, their community and to Alberta"
Statistics
Total awarded	Approximately 8000
Distinct recipients	Approximately 8000
Precedence
Next (higher)	Commemorative Medal for the Centennial of Saskatchewan
Next (lower)	None as of 02 December 2008

The Alberta Centennial Medal is a commemorative medal celebrating Alberta’s first 100 years of confederation.

Contents 1 Purpose 2 Eligibility 3 Design 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Purpose

This medal is meant to pay tribute to Albertans whose achievements have benefited their fellow citizens, their community and their province.

[edit] Eligibility

The medal can be awarded to living men, women and youth who have made significant contributions to their fellow citizens, their community and to Alberta, and are Canadian citizens that reside in, or have resided in, Alberta.

Approximately 8,000 medals have been awarded to outstanding Albertans. Representatives from provincial organizations, governments and other groups have been asked to make the nominations. Only nominations submitted by these nominating partners will be accepted.

[edit] Design

The medal’s simple design features Alberta’s coat of arms and “Alberta Centennial 1905-2005” on the front and shield of the arms and “Honouring Outstanding Albertans” on the back. It is cast in bronze and plated in gold.

The colours of the medal’s ribbon symbolize Alberta’s spirit and strengths. Blue and gold, Alberta’s provincial colours are most prominent in the ribbon. All the colours in the ribbon are taken from Alberta’s official emblems and heraldry. They are :

• Blue - clear skies and sparkling lakes
• Gold - wheat fields and resource wealth
• Green - forests
• White - mountains
• Pink - wild rose

The Alberta Centennial Medal is included in the Canadian order of precedence of orders, decorations and medals and may be mounted and worn with other official honours.

[edit] See also

• List of Canadian awards
• List of Canadian provincial and territorial orders

[edit] External links

• Alberta Centennial: Centennial Medal
• List of recipients

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