The medal, made of nickel-plated brass, has a vaulted star-shaped badge, 56 mm across the diagonal span of the arms.

The tips of the star are capped by ball finials and enclosed in a raised silver edge with the field in red lacquer or enamel.

Inside the crescent is the Tughra or cipher of the decoration's creator, Sultan Mehmed V Reşâd, over the date 1333 AH (AD 1915).

[1] The campaign bar is a right-pointing parabola of white at 56mm in length and 7mm in height.

In the field is red Arabic script denoting the specific campaign, among which were: When in formal dress, the badge was worn at the center, below the right breast pocket.