▁Description ▁The ▁decor ation ▁was ▁struck ▁in ▁silver ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁disk , ▁ ▁in ▁diameter ▁and ▁ ▁thick ▁at ▁the ▁raised ▁rim . ▁It ▁is ▁aff ixed ▁to ▁a ▁fixed ▁bar ▁susp ender ▁by ▁means ▁of ▁cla ws ▁and ▁a ▁pin ▁through ▁the ▁upper ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁medal . ▁The ▁rank ▁and ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁recip ient ▁are ▁im pressed ▁on ▁the ▁rim . ▁ ▁Equ al ▁sides ▁Ne ither ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁decor ation ▁is ▁considered ▁as ▁the ▁reverse . ▁Both ▁sides ▁dep ict ▁an ▁enc irc led ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁on ▁a ▁cross ▁p att ée , ▁enc irc led ▁around ▁the ▁per imeter ▁by ▁the ▁words ▁" VO OR ▁T RO U WE ▁DI EN ST " ▁above ▁and ▁the ▁years ▁" 1 8 9 9 ▁• ▁ 1 9 0 2 " ▁below . ▁One ▁side ▁has ▁the ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁Republic ▁in ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁cross ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁side ▁has ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁Orange ▁Free ▁State . ▁This ▁enabled ▁each ▁recip ient ▁to ▁wear ▁the ▁medal ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁display ▁the ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁under ▁whose ▁flag ▁he ▁had ▁fought . ▁ ▁Rib bon ▁The ▁rib bon ▁is ▁ ▁wide ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁combined ▁colours ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁former ▁Republic s . ▁While ▁these ▁colours ▁were ▁gaz ett ed ▁as ▁red , ▁green , ▁white , ▁blue ▁and ▁orange , ▁the ▁orange ▁appears ▁as ▁yellow ▁on ▁the ▁actual ▁rib b ons . ▁As ▁worn ▁by ▁a ▁South ▁African