So I would like to know how this can be explained:
The fine for exporting illegally or attempting to export illegally is $5,000 on summary conviction and $25,000 on conviction on indictment.
So the medal is given in good faith, but the person who receives it can't do what they want with it. It's given to them, but it doesn't really belong to them. They must not export it, and if they do they are fined.
There seems to me to be a paradox. Either you give it or you don't. It seems extreme to me to fine people, people who have risked their lives, or been wounded or performed an act of courage, simply because they have decided to do what they like with their medal and it breaks the law. Don't you agree with me that it's a bit extreme?