Queen's Medal for Champion Shots of the New Zealand Naval Forces awarded with a clasp, inscribed with the year of award and attached to the medal's suspension bar. Holders of the medal who qualify for a subsequent award, are awarded a clasp only, to be worn on the ribbon of the original medal and attached to the original or previous clasp. When medals are not worn, the award of second or further clasps are denoted on the ribbon bar by a silver rosette to denote the award of each additional clasp. The annual competition for the medal takes place under service rifle championship conditions and the medal is awarded to the
Department of Commerce Silver Medal to send an overall total of 20 Gold and Silver nominations to the Department of Commerce per year. The Silver Medal is awarded to an individual, group, or Commerce organization for extraordinary achievements in support of the critical objectives of the Department of Commerce with a significant beneficial effect on the Nation or world. To warrant the award of the Silver Medal, a contribution must meet at least one of the following criteria: The NOAA awardees of the Silver Medal Award are presented a medallion by the Department of Commerce and NOAA Commissioned Corps awardees are presented a full sized