Centenary Medal
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The Centenary Medal is an Australian commemorative award established in 2001 to recognize individuals who made significant contributions to Australian society and government during the centenary of Federation.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Centenary Medal canonical | 13 |
| Centenary Medal (Australia) | 3 |
| Australia Centenary Medal | 1 |
| Australian Centenary Medal | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6811885 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Centenary Medal Context triple: [John Landy, awardReceived, Centenary Medal]
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A.
Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is the country’s principal system of honours, recognizing outstanding achievement and service by Australian citizens and others.
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B.
Christopher Heyde Medal
The Christopher Heyde Medal is an Australian scientific award recognizing outstanding research contributions in the fields of mathematics and statistics.
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C.
Australian Human Rights Medal
The Australian Human Rights Medal is a national Australian award presented annually to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the promotion and protection of human rights.
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D.
John Adam Fleming Medal
The John Adam Fleming Medal is a prestigious American Geophysical Union award recognizing outstanding contributions to the understanding of the Earth's magnetism and related geophysical sciences.
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E.
Medal of Distinguished Services
The Medal of Distinguished Services is a Portuguese state decoration awarded to individuals who have demonstrated exceptional merit and outstanding service to the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Centenary Medal Target entity description: The Centenary Medal is an Australian commemorative award established in 2001 to recognize individuals who made significant contributions to Australian society and government during the centenary of Federation.
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A.
Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is the country’s principal system of honours, recognizing outstanding achievement and service by Australian citizens and others.
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B.
Christopher Heyde Medal
The Christopher Heyde Medal is an Australian scientific award recognizing outstanding research contributions in the fields of mathematics and statistics.
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C.
Australian Human Rights Medal
The Australian Human Rights Medal is a national Australian award presented annually to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the promotion and protection of human rights.
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D.
John Adam Fleming Medal
The John Adam Fleming Medal is a prestigious American Geophysical Union award recognizing outstanding contributions to the understanding of the Earth's magnetism and related geophysical sciences.
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E.
Medal of Distinguished Services
The Medal of Distinguished Services is a Portuguese state decoration awarded to individuals who have demonstrated exceptional merit and outstanding service to the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil decoration
ⓘ
commemorative medal ⓘ |
| approximateNumberAwarded | 150000 ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
service to Australian government
ⓘ
service to Australian society ⓘ significant contributions to the nation ⓘ |
| awardedOnOccasionOf | Centenary of Australian Federation ⓘ |
| awardingBody |
Government of Australia
ⓘ
linked to:
Australian government
Office of the Governor-General of Australia ⓘ |
| category | Australian civil honours and awards ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Centenary of Federation
ⓘ
linked to:
Australian federation movement
|
| commemoratesEventYear | 1901 ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 2001-01-01 ⓘ |
| eligibility |
Australian citizens
ⓘ
other persons who contributed to Australian society or government ⓘ |
| establishedInYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| federationCentenaryYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| firstAwardedInYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
medal
ⓘ
medal bar ⓘ ribbon ⓘ |
| hasPostNominalLetters | Centenary Medal ⓘ |
| inscription | FOR CONTRIBUTION MADE TO AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY OR GOVERNMENT ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Australian honours and awards system
ⓘ
linked to:
Australian honours system
|
| jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription | English ⓘ |
| lastAwardedInYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| material | nickel-silver ⓘ |
| obverseDesign |
seven-pointed Commonwealth Star
ⓘ
stylised map of Australia ⓘ |
| postNominalAbbreviation | Centenary Medal ⓘ |
| purpose |
to commemorate the Centenary of Federation of Australia
ⓘ
to recognize contributions to Australian government ⓘ to recognize contributions to Australian society ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Australian honours system
ⓘ
Order of Australia ⓘ |
| reverseDesign | inscription about contribution to Australian society or government ⓘ |
| ribbonColor |
blue
ⓘ
red ⓘ yellow ⓘ |
| shape | circular ⓘ |
| status | no longer awarded ⓘ |
| typeOfAward | one-off commemorative award ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Centenary Medal Description of subject: The Centenary Medal is an Australian commemorative award established in 2001 to recognize individuals who made significant contributions to Australian society and government during the centenary of Federation.
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