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". Inscription on edge: "THOS RICHARDS, SH. COOK 1ST CLASS H.M.S.HERCULES". Suspended from a bar, ribbon missing.