Royal Naval Auxiliary Service Long Service Medal SERVICE LONG SERVICE". Recipient's names are impressed upon the edge of the medal in capital letters. The medal is suspended from a dark blue ribbon with a narrow central green stripe. Near the edges are narrow green stripes bordered in white. Royal Naval Auxiliary Service Long Service Medal The Royal Naval Auxiliary Service Long Service Medal was an award of the Royal Naval Auxiliary Service. The medal recognized 12 years of service, with bars being awarded for 12 subsequent years of service. The medal is 36 mm in diameter and made of cupro-nickel. The obverse depicts the crowned effigy of
Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (1848) Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (1848) The Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (1848) was instituted by Queen Victoria to replace the Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (1830). The medal could be awarded to other ranks and men serving in the Royal Navy and Royal Marines. The Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (1830) was introduced on 20 November 1830 and ratified by King William IV on 24 August 1831. This medal, known as the "anchor type", could only be awarded to selected other ranks, ratings or marines after altogether 21 years of service