the effigy of the reigning sovereign was placed on the medal's obverse

issued for service between 10th December 1919 and 17th November 1920

The striking ribbon is woven using traditional methods using the same techniques and in fact the same looms used to manufacture ribbons today's military awards

and heritage

The medal remains an important recognition of operational commitment by members of the British Armed Forces serving on contemporary deployments

Bust of Florence Nightingale RAF Long Service the effigy of the reigningBust of Florence Nightingale made in British Gypsum Plaster. Famous for being the Lady with the Lamp who organised the nursing of sick and wounded soldiers during the Crimean War, Florence Nightingale's far sighted ideas and reforms have influenced the very nature of modern healthcare. Florence's influence on today's nursing ranges from her ward designs (known as Nightingale Wards), which were developed in response to her realisation that hospital