The Queen's Medal for Chiefs is an award of the British Empire.

The medal was granted to the chiefs within the numerous African, Asian, American and Pacific colonies and mandated territories that made up the then very extensive British Empire.

The earliest versions of the medal were worn on a silver chain.

The links of the chain took the form of Tudor roses, the royal monogram "GRI", and crowns.

The links were in the form of Tudor roses, the royal monogram "EIIR", and crowns.