H.M. Coastguard Long Service and Good Conduct Medal

H.M. Coastguard Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
2012—present ribbon 1911—2011 ribbon
Awarded by United Kingdom
Type	Long service medal
Eligibility	Members of Her Majesty's Coastguard, Coastguard Rescue Service, and Isle of Man Coastguard and auxiliary coastguards.
Awarded for	20 years full or part-time service
Order of Wear
Next (higher)	Cadet Forces Medal^[1]
Next (lower)	Special Constabulary Long Service Medal^[1]

H.M. Coastguard Long Service and Good Conduct Medal is a long service medal awarded by the United Kingdom. Awarded for twenty years of full or part-time service, members of Her Majesty's Coastguard, Coastguard Rescue Service, and Isle of Man Coastguard and auxiliary coastguards are eligible for the medal.^[2]

History

Established in 1911 by the Board of Trade, the medal was initially known as the Board of Trade Rocket Apparatus Long Service Medal first appearing in the order of wear in 1922.^[3] The medal was awarded for service with a rocket life-saving apparatus company or brigade, upon the recommendation of the Board of Trade, the Minister of Shipping, Minister of War Transport, or Minister of Transport.^[4] In 1954, the name of the medal changed to the Coast Life Saving Corps Long Service Medal. The name of the medal changed again in 1997 to the Coastguard Auxiliary Long Service Medal.^[5] Finally, in 2012 the medal came to be known by its current name H.M. Coastguard Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.^[2]

Appearance

H.M. Coastguard Long Service and Good Conduct Medal is a silver circular shaped medal. The obverse bears the Effigy of The Sovereign surrounded by the Royal Title. Below the effigy are the words Instituted 1911. On the reverse is the inscription Presented to, with a space for engraving the recipient's name, and for long service and good conduct with H. M. Coastguard.^[2]

The medal has used two different ribbons with the same colors. The current ribbon is red with centre stripe of sky blue. The red edges are divided by a thin stripe of sky blue as well. The previous version of the ribbon was red at the edges with a broad centre stripe of sky blue.^[5] The ribbon is 1.25 inches wide.^[2]

References

1 2 The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 56878. p. 3353. 17 March 2003.
1 2 3 4 The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 60257. p. 17033. 5 September 2012.
↑ The London Gazette: no. 32764. p. 7871. 7 November 1922.
↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 38663. p. 3405. 12 July 1949.
1 2 The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 54880. p. 9953. 1 September 1997.

External links

Obverse and reverse of George V medal version, www.fusilier.co.uk.

Long and Meritorious Service Medals of Britain and the Commonwealth

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