It is circular, of rhodium plated cupro-nickel, 36 mm in diameter. The obverse has the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Elizabeth II, with the legend "ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA FID.DEF.". On the reverse are cuneiform symbols which can be roughly translated as “land bringing forth life”, with the stylised depiction of two rivers, based on a relief carving from Mesopotamia in the British Museum.