British ; Volunteer Long Service Silver Medal (Colonial) ; George V ; The King George V version

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British ; Volunteer Long Service Silver Medal (Colonial) ; George V ; Weight : 38.50 Grams
The King George V version, introduced after his succession to the throne in 1910, shows the King in Field Marshal’s uniform and is circumscribed “GEOGIVS V BRITT: OMN: REX ET IND: IMP:” (George V, King of Great Britain, Emperor of India). This version’s suspender is affixed to the medal by means of the older double-toe claw.
The reverse shows a palm and laurel wreath that supports a scrolled banner bearing the inscription “FOR LONG SERVICE IN THE VOLUNTEER FORCE” in four lines.
Note : Between 1899 and 1902 the medal was superseded in the Dominion, the Crown Colonies, the British Protectorates and most Crown Dependencies by the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal.

It continued to be awarded to the Isle of Man Volunteers until the 7th (Isle of Man) Volunteer Battalion was disbanded on 3 March 1920, and in Bermuda and India until 1930, when it was finally superseded by the Efficiency Medal.