The King's Volunteer Reserves Medal (KVRM), originally the Queen's Volunteer Reserves Medal (QVRM), was created by Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II on 29 March 1999.

[7] The KVRM is a Level 3 award and ranks in military order of wear immediately after the British Empire Medal.

The obverse of the QVRM bears the sovereign's effigy surrounded by the inscription ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA FID DEF (Latin: Elizabeth II by the Grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith).

The reverse depicts a scroll with the inscription The Queen's Volunteer Reserves Medal.

Receipt of this medal is entitles the holder to use the post-nominals KVRM or QVRM (depending on the monarch by whom the award was made).