RO TE ▁O OR LOG ▁V O OR ▁DE ▁B ES CH AV ING " ▁in ▁three ▁lines ▁below , ▁with ▁the ▁English ▁and ▁Dutch ▁ins cri ptions ▁separated ▁by ▁" • • • • • " ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁years ▁" 1 9 1 4 - 1 9 1 9 " ▁at ▁the ▁bottom , ▁all ▁completely ▁surrounded ▁by ▁a ▁la ure l ▁w re ath . ▁ ▁N aming ▁Each ▁medal ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁im pressed ▁capit als . ▁▁ ▁Rib bon ▁The ▁rib bon ▁is ▁ ▁wide ▁and ▁of ▁water ed ▁sil k , ▁with ▁a ▁double ▁rain bow ▁design , ▁vio let ▁at ▁the ▁edges ▁and ▁progress ing ▁through ▁the ▁spectrum ▁to ▁red ▁in ▁the ▁centre . ▁It ▁attach es ▁to ▁the ▁medal ▁through ▁a ▁ring ▁susp ender . ▁ ▁Cl as ps ▁No ▁clas ps ▁were ▁issued . ▁ ▁M ention ed ▁in ▁Des patch es ▁Re cip ients ▁who ▁were ▁mentioned ▁in ▁des patch es ▁between ▁ 4 ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁August ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁wore ▁an ▁o ak ▁leaf ▁cluster ▁em blem ▁on ▁the ▁medal ▁rib bon , ▁with ▁a ▁smaller ▁version ▁on ▁the ▁rib bon ▁bar ▁when ▁med als ▁were ▁not ▁worn . ▁ ▁Nick names ▁The ▁three ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁med als , ▁either ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁Star ▁or ▁ 1 9 1 4 – 1 5 ▁Star , ▁the ▁British ▁War ▁Medal ▁and ▁the ▁Vict ory ▁Medal , ▁were