Royal Household Long and Faithful Service Medal
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| Royal Household Long and Faithful Service Medal | |
|---|---|
| Type | Medal |
| Presented by | Monarch of the United Kingdom |
| Motto | For long and faithful service |
| Established | 1872 |
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The Royal Household Long and Faithful Service Medal is a civil decoration established by Queen Victoria in 1872 to reward servants of the British Royal Household for Long and Faithful Service.
In the Order of Wear it falls between the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal and the Meritorious Service Medal.[1] It was originally awarded for 25 years' cumulative service with a clasp awarded for each additional 10 years of service.
The service time required was lowered to 20 years' cumulative service by King George V. The dates of the original 20 years' service are engraved on the arms of the suspension bar of the medal. Modern versions of the medal have the name of the recipient engraved on the rim of the medal.
On versions of the medal instituted since King George V the obverse depicts the profile of the reigning monarch and the reverse has the inscription "FOR LONG AND FAITHFUL SERVICE". The design of the ribbon changes depending on the reigning monarch.
References
- ^ "No. 62529". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 January 2019. p. 327.
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