The Royal Victorian Medal (RVM) is a decoration established by Queen Victoria in April 1896.

The medal would be used to reward those who had rendered faithful service to the monarch or the royal family, but were not eligible to be appointed to any orders because of their position or class.

The first medals were received on 7 July 1896 and were presented to Russians by the Duke of Connaught while he was in Russia for the coronation of Tsar Nicholas II.

[8] This gradual increase in importance was marked by the July 1980 approval, by Queen Elizabeth II, to allow the use of the postnominal RVM by recipients of the medal.

[9] Attached by a ring suspension, the medal is borne by a blue ribbon with thin stripes of white and red on each edge.