The medal is silver, 36 millimetres (1.4 in) in diameter with a plain, straight bar ribbon suspender. It has the following design:[2][5] Obverse: The seal of the Governor General of the Sudan, in Arabic script. Reverse: A group of Sudanese soldiers, including two mounted on camels and one on horseback, with 'The Sudan' (in Arabic: السودان‎) below.