The medal was of very fine design. The obverse revealed a bygone English soldier in possession of a bow, and a volunteer holding a rifle; both figures were standing. The reverse bore a circular wreath, within which the words "The National Rifle Association" and the date were inscribed. * * * * * There are other decorations which it is well to mention by name. They are:-- 1. The Imperial Yeomanry Long Service Medal, which demands ten years' service and ten trainings. 2. The Militia Long Service Medal, which is granted to non-commissioned officers and men who have served eighteen years and completed fifteen trainings. 3. The Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, which has taken the place of one of the Volunteer medals mentioned above. 4. The Jubilee Medal. 5. The Coronation Medal. 6. The Military Cross, awarded for Distinguished and Meritorious Service. CHAPTER X MILITARY MEDALLIONS General considerations--The "lost wax" process--Hadrian's medallions--Renaissance examples--Simon, the medallist--Wyon's work--Public collections--Some noted medallions described From the days when Roman militarism dominated the world down to the present time, the deeds of successful soldiers have been commemorated by the striking of medallions. Needless to say these metal pieces, which so admirably recall the outstanding events in war and soldiery, are highly prized by antiquarians, and the labour spent in gathering together a collection of them is richly rewarded. Medallions have been fashioned from all the usual metals, but gold, silver, copper, bronze, and lead have been generally employed. The processes followed in making them have been as numerous as the metals: ordinary casting was, at one time, the favourite method, but striking, engraving, and hand modelling have all been employed in turn. Mediæval medallists often resorted to the "lost wax"[17] process, and extremely fine work they were enabled to turn out by this means. [17] Perhaps it will be well to briefly explain this system of founding, as it is not generally understood. Adeline in "The Art Dictionary," p. 243, describes it as follows:--