United Nations Peace Medal


The United Nations Peace Medal is a commemorative medal produced by the United Nations to promote peace. First made by Franklin Mint in 1971, a new design is produced annually, with limited editions offered for sale in gold, silver, and bronze. Gold medals may be formally presented by UN officials as a diplomatic gift to heads of state, former UN Secretaries-General, and dignitaries visiting the UN Headquarters.
DateNameNotesRefs
24 August 1971Alfred Worden, David Scott, and James IrwinBy U Thant to Apollo 15 astronauts. First recipients.
24 October 1971Pablo Casals and W. H. AudenBy U Thant for composing the music and text of a "Hymn to the United Nations"
1971Norman Cousins
2 February 1972Haile Selassie
1972Kathleen D'Olier Courtney
1975Ada Norris
26 April 1976Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
6 February 1977King Khalid of Saudi ArabiaBy Kurt Waldheim "for his significant contribution to international peace"
September 1977Leonid BrezhnevBy Kurt Waldheim in Moscow "in recognition of his considerable and fruitful activities in favor of universal peace and people's security"
1978Obert C. Tanner
1978Bee GeesFor a record entitled “Music for UNICEF”, the proceeds of which were donated to the United Nations Children’s Fund.
1979Nobusuke Kishi
1979Estefania Aldaba-LimBy Kurt Waldheim. Chair of the UNESCO international commission for peace.
1980Maurice KendallFor his work on the World Fertility Survey
4 September 1981Carlos RomuloBy Kurt Waldheim
27 January 1982Kurt WaldheimBy Javier Pérez de Cuéllar to his predecessor as Secretary-General
7 May 1982Ryōichi Sasakawa
17 September 1982Steven SpielbergBy Javier Pérez de Cuéllar after a screening of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial at the UN.
8 August 1983Daisaku Ikedathe President Soka Gakkai International and Honorary President of Soka Gakkai.
1984Dadi PrakashmaniBy Javier Pérez de Cuéllar to the administrative head of Brahma Kumaris at a conference of NGOs.
1985Jiddu Krishnamurti
1985Firdaus KharasBy Javier Perez de Cuellar for contributions to the United Nations in Canada and abroad.
24 October 1985Ken KragenBy Phyllis Kraminsky in Washington, D.C., for producing We Are The World
1986Eric Bogle
1986Allen WeinsteinFor his "extraordinary efforts to promote peace, dialogue, and free elections in several critical parts of the world".
28 September 1987Bill CosbyBy Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, for his anti-apartheid activism
17 March 1992Javier Pérez de CuéllarBy Boutros Boutros-Ghali to his predecessor as Secretary-General
7 December 2010Lim Hyung-jooFor a solo concert at Carnegie Hall to fund scholarships for descendants of United Nations Command veterans of the Korean War