Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria with a diadem, hair tied in a knot (L). Legend: "VICTORIA REGINA". Reverse: Within a knotted rope starboard broadside view of a ship of the line at anchor. Legend: "FOR LONG SERVICE AND GOOD CONDUCT". Suspended from a bar and dark blue ribbon edged with white. Inscribed on edge, "J.S.DOWELL SH COPRL 1ST CL. H.M.S. MINOTAUR".