Centenary Medal

{{short description|Australian commemorative medal}}

{{other uses|Centenary Medal (disambiguation)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}

{{Infobox Military Award

|name = Centenary Medal

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|presenter = Australia

|type= Medal

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|awarded_for = Citizens and other people who made a contribution to Australian society or government, including centenarians

|status = Closed

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|established = 14 February 2001

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|total_awarded = 15,845{{cite book |title=Governor-General Annual Report 2022-23 |date=6 October 2023 |publisher=Governor General of Australia |url=https://www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-10/Office%20of%20the%20Official%20Secretary%20to%20the%20Governor-General%20-%20Annual%20Report%202022%E2%80%932023%20Accessible.pdf |access-date=28 November 2023}}
1,400 (centenarians){{cite book|title=Medal Yearbook 2013|year=2013|publisher=Token Publishing|location=Honiton, Devon|isbn=978-1-908-828-00-2|page=396}}

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|precedence_label = Order of Wear

|higher= Australian Sports Medal{{cite web|title=The Order of Wearing of Australian Honours and Awards|url=http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/awards/docs/order_of_wearing.pdf|work=It's an Honour|publisher=Australian Government|access-date=23 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140211203319/http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/awards/docs/order_of_wearing.pdf|archive-date=11 February 2014|url-status=dead}}

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|lower= Defence Force Service Medal

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The Centenary Medal is an award which was created by the Australian Government in 2001.{{cite web|url=http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/awards/medals/centenary_medal.cfm|title=It's an Honour - Centenary Medal|access-date=28 January 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080203201715/http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/awards/medals/centenary_medal.cfm|archive-date=3 February 2008|url-status=dead}} It was established to commemorate the centenary of the Federation of Australia and to recognise "people who made a contribution to Australian society or government". It was also awarded to centenarians, Australian citizens born on or before 31 December 1901 who lived to celebrate the centenary of federation on 1 January 2001. Nominations were assessed by a panel chaired by historian Geoffrey Blainey.