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The '''Royal Household Long and Faithful Service Medal''' is a [[Civil awards and decorations|civil decoration]] established by [[Queen Victoria]] in 1872 to reward [[Servant|servants]] of the [[Royal Households of the United Kingdom|British Royal Household]] for Long and Faithful Service.
It was originally awarded for 25 years service with a [[Medal bar|Clasp]] awarded for each additional 10 years of service.
The service time required was lowered to 20 years by [[George V|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.
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==References==
[[Category:Civil awards and decorations of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Long and Meritorious Service Medals of Britain and the Commonwealth]]
It was originally awarded for 25 years service with a [[Medal bar|Clasp]] awarded for each additional 10 years of service.
The service time required was lowered to 20 years by [[George V|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.
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==References==
[[Category:Civil awards and decorations of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Long and Meritorious Service Medals of Britain and the Commonwealth]]
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