any member of the Armed Forces Reserves after 25 years of good service. Home Guard 25 years Long Service Medal ribbon Home Guard 40 years Long Service Medal ribbon Home Guard 50 years Long Service Medal ribbon Home Guard 60 years Long Service Medal ribbon The Home Guard 25 Years Long Service Medal (Danish: Hjemmeværnets 25-Årstegn) was instituted in 1988 by Queen Margrethe II and may be awarded to any member of the Home Guard after 25 years of good service. After 40 years of service a silver oakleaf may be added to the ribbon, after 50 years a gold oakleaf may be added, and after 60 years two gold oakleaves may be added. Home Guard 50th Anniversary Long Service Medal ribbon The Home Guard 50th Anniversary Long Service Medal (Danish: Hjemmeværnets 50-års Jubilæumsmedalje) was instituted in 1999 by Queen Margrethe II and may be awarded to any member of the Home Guard who at the Home Guard 50th anniversary had been a member of the Home Guard for 50 years (i.e. from its creation). Civil Defense Civil Defense Long Service Medal ribbon The Civil Defense Long Service Medal (Danish: Hæderstegnet for 25 års god tjeneste i Civilforsvaret) was instituted in 1963 by King Frederik IX and may be awarded to any member of the Civil Defense after 25 years of good service. It may also be awarded to foreigners who have done noteworthy deeds for the Civil Defense cause. The medal is awarded annually in the beginning of may. The award is given in the name of the Director on the Danish Emergency Management Agency, but most often it is the local fire chief or similar who physically gives the medal to the recipient. Originally the medal was intended for employees of the Civil Defense, but it is currently given to both volunteers and employees of the Danish Emergency Management Agency and to volunteer firefighters who are not eligible for the Fire Department Long Service Medal. Municipal Fire Department Long Service Medal ribbon The Fire Department Long Service Medal (Danish: Hæderstegn for God Tjeneste i Brandvæsnet) was instituted in 1973 by Queen Margrethe II and may be awarded to any member of the municipal fire services after 25 years of good service. The picture in the infobox is of the old medal. The medal has been redesigned and the new obverse has the logo of the municipal fire services