[1] Thirteen years later, on October 21, 1963, Jean Sainteny, minister for veterans and war victims, signed the decree creating this medal, officially called "Recusant's Insignia" (French: Insigne du réfractaire).

[2] The service of the National Office of the Veterans and Victims of War of the department of residence delivers the card of the Recusant authorizing the wearing of this insignia.

[4] The winner, artist engraver M. Hollebecq, was announced in the 1963 establishment decree which also directed the Paris mint to produce the insignias.

Its obverse bears the relief image of a map of France, a broken anvil at its center symbolizes the refusal to work.

On the reverse, the circular relief inscription along the top ¾ of the medal circumference (French: AUX RÉFRACTAIRES GUERRE 1939 - 1945) (TO THE RECUSANTS 1939 – 1945 WAR).