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The 'Medal of Bravery' is one of the three Canadian Bravery Decorations awarded by the Governor General of Canada. The Medal of Bravery is the third rank of the Decorations for Bravery. It is awarded in recognition of "acts of bravery in hazardous circumstances". Recipients have the honor of using the postnominal "'M.B.'"

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Eligibility

Nomination

Commemorative quarter

Eligibility

The Medal of Bravery, like the other two Decorations for Bravery, can be awarded to any person who risked his or her life to save or protect another person. It may be awarded posthumously. The Medal of Bravery is only awarded to people whose heroic actions involved Canadians or Canadian interests; however recipients need not be Canadian, and the incident need not have taken place in Canada. All nominations must be started within two years of the act of bravery.

Nomination

The process of being awarded with the Medal of Bravery begins when a person is nominated by someone else for consideration by the Canadian Decorations Advisory Committee, within two years of the original incident. The Committee reviews each nomination, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police do research to make sure the information provided to the Committee is accurate. Those people who are accepted to receive the Medal of Bravery are invited to an annual ceremony where the Governor General presents the Medals.

Commemorative quarter

In 2006, the Royal Canadian Mint has emitted a commemorative quarter with the Medal of Bravery design on the reverse to honor everyday Canadian heroes.