Obverse:
A crowned coinage effigy of King George VI, facing left, and the legend GEORGIVS VID:G:BR:OMN:REX ET INDIAE:IMP.

Reverse:
A lion standing on the body of a double-headed dragon. The dragon’s heads are those of an eagle and a dragon. At the top right, off-centre are the dates 1939 and 1945 in two lines.

Ribbon:
Red stripes on both edges, followed by dark blue and then narrow white stripes, with a narrow central red stripe.