Queen's Medal for Champion Shots of the New Zealand Naval Forces
| Queen's Medal for Champion Shots of the New Zealand Naval Forces | |
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| Awarded by the Monarch of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth realms | |
| Country |
 New Zealand
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| Type | Military marksmanship medal |
| Eligibility | All ranks |
| Status | Current |
| Clasps | Displaying year of award |
| Statistics | |
| Established | 1958 |
| First awarded | 1955 |
| Order of wear | |
| Next (higher) | Queen's Medal for Champion Shots of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines |
| Next (lower) | Queen's Medal for Champion Shots in the Military Forces |
| Related | Naval Good Shooting Medal |
 Ribbon bar |
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The Queen's Medal for Champion Shots of the New Zealand Naval Forces was retrospectively instituted for New Zealand in 1958, the first medal having already been awarded in 1955. The medal is a Naval counterpart of the Queen's Medal for Champion Shots in the Military Forces and the Queen's Medal for Champion Shots of the Air Forces. One medal can be awarded annually to the champion shot of a small-arms marksmanship competition held by the Royal New Zealand Navy.
The reverse of the medal and the ribbon are identical to those of the Naval Good Shooting Medal, instituted by King Edward VII in 1902 as an award for outstanding naval gunnery and discontinued in 1914. In 1966 the same medal design and ribbon were to be used again for the Queen's Medal for Champion Shots of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines.
The Medal for the Best Shot in the British Army, Infantry, was instituted by Queen Victoria in 1869 and was awarded from 1870 to 1882 to the best shot of the annual Army shooting competition. In 1923 the medal was re-introduced by King George V and designated the King's Medal for Champion Shots in the Military Forces. This was followed by the institution of the Queen's Medal for Champion Shots of the Air Forces by Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. The two medals were awarded to the champions of annual Army and Air Force small-arms marksmanship competitions respectively, at central meetings in the United Kingdom and some countries of the British Commonwealth.
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