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The medal was struck in silver and is a disk, 36 millimetres (1.42 inches) in diameter. [1] [10] Obverse. The obverse of the medal shows the effigy of the reigning monarch, King George V, on the first version. Two versions of the medal each were produced during the reigns of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II. [1] [10] [12] Reverse
Clasp. On 26 August 1944 a clasp to the medal was instituted by King George VI. The clasp could be awarded to holders of the Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct (Military) for additional periods of eighteen (later fifteen) years of good service, reckoned from the date of the Army Order that announced their respective earlier awards.
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Long Service and Good Conduct Medal is a service medal awarded to personnel in various branches of the armed forces of the United Kingdom and the territories that are or were at some point a part of the British Empire or Commonwealth of Nations.
The medal is circular and made of silver coloured metal. The obverse bears the Crowned Effigy of King Charles III, surrounded by the royal titles. The reverse depicts the badge of the Home Office below the words FOR EXEMPLARY SERVICE, surmounting emblems of laurel. The ribbon of the medal contains a central white band, surrounded by symmetrical ...
A clasp inscribed with the words Long Service [7] is awarded on completion of further periods of ten years service after the award of the medal. When the ribbon bar alone is worn, a silver rosette is worn for each bar received. [2] The medal has used two different ribbons with the same colours, both 1.25 inches (32 mm) wide. [2]
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