For 1992 the Centenary Series medal commemorated the Millennium of The Office of High Sheriff. The design represents the Coat of Arms of the Shrievalty Association. The Royal Mint engraver Frederick Mogford reproduced the intricate detail of the arms.

As early as the ninth century, Saxon Kings appointed ‘shire reeves’ to keep law and order in rebellious and distant areas of their kingdoms. Their original duties included the raising of armies and the power of arrest, whilst as collectors of taxes they made few friends, especially in Nottingham. Today, however, the Sheriff’s duties are mainly formal. Their main function is to ensure the enforcement of Court Orders.