The award committee's proposal was that the service badge (Tjänsteårstecken m/43) in bronze and silver was proposed to be retained for youth activities (3 and 5 years, respectively, the 5 year badge is also used for adults).

[1] The National Home Guard Council's proposal was judged to be mainly in line with the development of merit badges that were in place at the time.

The medal was designed with previous service badges in gold as a model.

In connection with the medal's establishment, the Home Guard's service badges were discontinued, except for 3 and 5 years, respectively.

The Secretary of the National Guard Council, Major Mats Jonsson, and the Chief of Home Guard, Major General Stefan Sandborg, participated in the final handling of the case.

The obverse shows an open laurel wreath around the Home Guard's heraldic arms.

[1] Example of engraving:[1] 13.hvbat ("13th Home Guard Battalion") 2018 Additional characters consist of silver-plated digits 1 and 5 and gilded numbers 0, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, similar to the additional characters/digits that are already in use in the Swedish Armed Forces (on the Swedish Armed Forces International Service Medal).

[1] The medal ribbon is yellow with a blue stripe in each edge and in the middle (1/10/13/10/1).

[1] Medal and medal ribbon in case, diploma and additional marks (silver-plated / gilded digits) are procured by the respective organizational unit and ordered in accordance with the applicable agreement.

[1] Lost medals are repurchased through the care of the individual at no additional cost to the Swedish Armed Forces.