An extremely rare police long service pair: Late Superintendent Turks & Caicos Islands Police Force

- Police Long Service Good Conduct Medal. EIIR second issue (Inspr)
- Colonial Police Long Service EIIR second issue (Supt Turks and Caicos Islands)

The medals each fitted with their original ribands, both of which retain the white metal medal mounting bars with hinged pin & clasp fittings as issued

Police Long Service & Good Conduct Medal: The Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal is a decoration for police officers of the United Kingdom. First instituted in 1951, the medal was originally awarded n recognition of 22 x aggregate years service. Since 2010 the award eligibility length of service criteria was reduced to 20 x aggregate years of service in the police services of the United Kingdom.

Colonial Police Long Service Medal: Was instituted in 1934 to recognise long service the police forces of the colonies and overseas territories of the United Kingdom. It was not awarded to all territories / dominions (for example there were no awards in India, Burma, Australia etc). On 10 April 2012 the medal was made obsolete when it was re-styled as the Overseas Territories Police Long Service Medal (using same basic design and riband, but with changes to reverse legend)

The medal was originally established on 23 March 1934 as the Colonial Police and Fire Brigade Long Service Medal. A new Royal Warrant issued on 21 March 1956 provided for separate Colonial Police and Fire Brigade medals under their own warrants, with the name of medal changing to Colonial Police Long Service Medal. The name was again changed in 2012 to the Overseas Territories Police Long Service Medal. This reflected the change in the way Britain's remaining colonies were described, they being classed as 'Overseas Territories' from 2002

The medal is awarded for 18 years full-time, continuous and efficient service in the Police Force of any British Colony or Overseas Territory. Service in more than one colony can qualify, as can previous service in any police force entitled to the Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, while excluding any service for which this medal has already been awarded. Compulsory service in the British armed forces or Merchant Navy which interrupted, and was continuous with, qualifying police service counts

Clasps are awarded for completing 25 and 30 years service respectively. In undress uniform, when only ribbons are worn, these clasps are represented by silver rosettes attached to the ribbon

Basis the aforementioned British Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal & Colonial Police Long Service award criteria, it was possible - in the event rarely achieved - that senior long service police officers could, on occasion, qualify for the award of both the British Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal and the Colonial Police Long Service Medal, through attached service , or transferred service under the aggregated qualifying criteria in respective qualifying police forces
A seldom presented opportunity to obtain a British medal officially named and awarded for service in the Turks & Caicos Islands

The medals each fitted with their original ribands, both of which retain the wite metal medal mounting bars with hinged pin & clasp fittings as issued

A seldom presented opportunity to obtain a British medal officially named and awarded for service in the Turks & Caicos Islands

The medals in choice condition, and virtually pristine

Extremely Rare

Condition: EF

Code: 25847