The Police Coronation Medal was sanctioned in 1902 as an award to policeman, firemen and members of ambulance units on duty during the official celebrations of the Coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra on 9 August 1902.

[3] The reverse indicates the service in which the recipient served, there being five types: Metropolitan Police: 51 silver, 16,709 bronze medals.

London County Council Metropolitan Fire Brigade: 10 silver[2] and 1,000 bronze medals.

The medal, 1.4 inches (36 mm) in diameter, was designed by George William de Saulles.

The ribbon is plain red, omitting the central blue stripe of the 1902 medal, and has an ornamental suspension bar decorated with a spray of thistle.