page_title: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal / Description
caption_attribution_description: English: The second King George V version of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
context_page_description: The Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, initially designated the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Long Service Medal, was instituted in 1908. It could be awarded to part-time ratings in the United Kingdom's Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve after twelve years of service and good conduct. The medal was a Naval version of the Volunteer Long Service Medal and its successor, the Territorial Force Efficiency Medal.
  The medal could also be awarded to part-time ratings in the Naval Volunteer Reserves of Dominion and Colonial Auxiliary Forces throughout the British Empire.
  The award of the medal was discontinued in the United Kingdom in 1966, when the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, composed of civilian volunteers, was merged with the Royal Naval Reserve, composed of Merchant Navy seamen. It was superseded by its identical sister medal, the Royal Naval Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.
  The New Zealand version, the Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, is still being awarded.
context_section_description: The medal was struck in silver and is a disk, 36 millimetres (1.42 inches) in diameter, with a raised rim on each side. It is suspended from a straight silver bar, swivelling on some versions and, on all but the second Queen Elizabeth II version, affixed to the medal by means of a single-toe claw and a pin through the upper edge of the medal.
  Obverse
  The obverse bears the effigy of the reigning monarch. Seven versions of the medal have been awarded.
  The original King Edward VII version of 1908 has his effigy in the uniform of the Admiral of the Fleet and is circumscribed "EDWARDVS VII REX IMPERATOR". The initials "De S" below the epaulette on the King's left shoulder are those of the engraver, British medallist George William de Saulles.
  The first King George V version, introduced after his succession to the throne in 1910, shows him in the uniform of the Admiral of the Fleet and is circumscribed "GEOGIVS V BRITT: OMN: REX ET IND: IMP:". The initials "BM" at the bottom of the effigy are those of the designer of the obverse, Sir Bertram Mackennal KCVO, an Australian sculptor.
  The second King George V version, introduced in 1931, has the King's coinage type effigy. It is also circumscribed "GEOGIVS V BRITT: OMN: REX ET IND: IMP:". The initials "BM" on the truncation of the King's neck are those of the designer of the obverse, Sir Bertram Mackennal.
  The first King George VI version, introduced after his succession to the throne in 1936, has his coinage type effigy and is circumscribed "GEORGIVS VI D: G: BR: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP." The initials "HP" below the truncation of the King's neck are those of the designer of the obverse of the medal, Thomas Humphrey Paget, an English medal and coin designer. Only this version of the medal was awarded in Canada.
  The second King George VI version was introduced in 1949, after his title "Emperor of India" was abandoned and reference to India was omitted from the medal inscription. This version has the same effigy as the first, but is circumscribed "GEORGIVS VI D: G: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF:".
  The first Queen Elizabeth II version was introduced after her succession to the throne in 1952. It has her coinage type effigy and is circumscribed "ELIZABETH II DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REGINA F: D:", reading around from a cross at the top. The effigy was designed by Mary Gillick OBE and was also used on general-circulation coinage for the United Kingdom from 1953, as well as in cameo form on British commemorative postage stamps since 1966.
  The second Queen Elizabeth II version was introduced after her coronation in 1953. This version has the same effigy as the first, but is circumscribed "ELIZABETH•II•DEI•GRATIA•REGINA•F: D:", reading around from a cross at the top. Unlike all the earlier versions of the medal, the suspension mount of this version was struck in one piece with the medal.
  Reverse
  The reverse depicts a starboard broadside view of HMS Dreadnought, the Royal Navy battleship which entered service in 1906. It is inscribed "DIUTURNE FIDELIS" ("Faithful Over Time" or "For long and faithful service") underneath. The design was by British sculptor Ernest George Gillick ARA, whose wife designed the obverse of the two Queen Elizabeth II versions of the medal.
  Clasp
  The clasp, decorated in a leaf pattern, was struck in silver and designed to be attached to the medal suspension.
  Ribbons
  Two ribbons were used with the medal.
  The original ribbon was 32 millimetres wide and dark green. It is identical to the ribbon of the Volunteer Long Service Medal.
  A new ribbon was introduced in 1919, 32 millimetres wide, with a 7 millimetres wide Navy blue band and a 3 millimetres wide dark red band, repeated in reverse order and separated by a 12 millimetres wide dark green band. The ribbon colours are symbolic, with blue representing the sea, red the Royal crimson and green the original Volunteer Long Service Medal ribbon's colour.
caption: Second King George V version
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