[1] The medal was awarded to the soldiers of the Major General Baird's division, comprising both East India Company (EIC) and British Army units, that sailed from Bombay to Egypt in March 1801 to take part in the campaign against the French.

[2] After being present at the successful sieges of Cairo in June, and Alexandria in August and September, the division returned to India in early 1802.

[4] Others, including members of the 61st Foot who joined the division in Egypt, having travelled from the Cape of Good Hope, were ineligible.

Both types were 1.9 inches (48 mm) in diameter[10] with the following design:[7] The obverse depicts a sepoy holding a Union Jack with an encampment in the background.

Below is the Persian inscription This medal has been presented in commemoration of the defeat of the French armies in the Kingdom of Egypt by the great bravery of the victorious army of England.The reverse shows a ship of the line under full sail towards the Egyptian coast, with an obelisk and four pyramids in the background.