Due to faulty record keeping during the period, the total number of Medals issued is not known.

The medal is made of bronze, on the front there is an image of a woman with a dog beside her, along the top the words "Re na Práinne" are inscribed in Irish.

The example Medal shown reads "An Fórsa Cosanta Áitiúil", which was the Irish name for the Local Security Forces.

The ribbons for the Local Security Forces, Air Raid Precautions Agency, First Aid Division of the Irish Red Cross and the Volunteer Aid Division of the Irish Red Cross all have one large stripe, while the rest of the ribbons have two smaller disconnected stripes.

Members of the Reserve Defence Forces, the Local Security Force, the Air Raid Precautions Agency, the Maritime Inscription, the Second Line Reserve, the First Aid Division of Irish Red Cross, the Volunteer Aid Division of Irish Red Cross, the Army Nursing Service and the Chaplaincy Service were awarded it after 2 years of service.