=George V Naval Long Service.=--The medal issued during the reign of our present Sovereign His Majesty King George V is in all respects the same as the above mentioned, except that his bust in Admiral's uniform adorns the obverse, and GEORGIVS takes the place of EDWARDVS. The recipients' names are indented in block capitals. =Volunteer, Militia, and Territorial Medals.=--I also illustrate representative oval medals issued by King Edward and King George to the Militia, Territorials, and Special Reserve, for Long Service, Good Conduct and Efficiency. These are named in light skeleton block capitals. The Victoria Volunteer Officer's Long Service and the Edwardian Colonial and Auxiliary Forces Officer's Long Service Medals, illustrated facing page 240, were issued unnamed. =Naval Best Shot.=--The fine medal illustrated facing page 296 was instituted by His late Majesty King Edward as a reward for excellence in Naval Gunnery, and although, like Volunteer Long Service Medals, it can hardly be classed among war medals, the importance of encouraging good gunnery has been well demonstrated in the war now in progress, where our gunners have made wonderful hits at a range of eight or more miles. The obverse of this medal bears the bust of King Edward in Admiral's uniform, as does also that of the Naval Reserve Medal facing page 224. * * * * * I have not herein considered the large number of regimental medals, or those awarded by officers to their men for prowess in war or excellence of conduct in the ranks; these, together with the old Volunteer medals of the eighteenth century, are too numerous for adequate treatment in a volume such as this, and as I have restricted my pages to war medals of an official nature, only including those private ones which have great historical interest, I must leave the consideration of these to the time when I may find leisure to treat of them as they deserve. I have endeavoured, while making my book helpful, to make it also interesting, for I am of opinion that those who do not generally take more than a mere handling interest in the things they sell lose more than half the interest which a business life affords, while those who simply take a pleasure in the mere possession of the things they collect fail to understand the true meaning and value of the collector's spirit. HOW MEDALS ARE NAMED I append a few sketches and notes which may be helpful, together with the facts I have given, to those who collect or sell the golden medallions, the bright discs of silver, or the intrinsically valueless but precious bronze crosses or stars which have adorned the breasts of the brave.