Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal

A long service medal awarded to members of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNVR). Established in 1909, the medal was awarded to petty officers and ratings who had served 12 or 15 years; war service counting double. The original medal was the same as that of the Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) long service medal with a plain green ribbon. In 1919 a new ribbon was introduced for the RNVR medal: blue edges with a wide central green stripe between narrow crimson stripes.

The same medal and ribbon was also issued to the Royal Naval Wireless Auxiliary Reserve from 1939. Versions with different ribbons were awarded to other Naval Reserve branches such as the Royal Naval Reserve (RNR), Royal Fleet Reserve (RFR), and the Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve.

In 1957, the RNR and RNVR were merged and a new medal ribbon was issued, before the medal itself was replaced in the UK in 2000. However, New Zealand continued to award the medal with it being instituted in 1985 as the Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.