. The award includes a badge, ribbon and
campaign bar. 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. A raised
crescent, open at the top, encircles the center of the badge. Inside the crescent is the
Tughra or cipher of the decoration's creator,
Sultan Mehmed V Reşâd, over the date 1333
AH (AD 1915). The reverse is flat, unadorned and has a straight pin. Along with the badge came a ribbon with red and white stripes. The dimensions of the ribbon for combatants are: red 2.5 mm; white, 5 mm.; red, 29 mm.; white, 5 mm.; red 2.5 mm. For non-combatant awardees, the colors are reversed. The campaign bars were not originally for wear with the War Medal, but with the
Imtiaz and
Liakat Medals, but were often found worn on the ribbon of the War Medal. 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: •
Chanakkale/Chanak (Gallipoli) •
Gaza •
Kanal •
Kut-al-Amara •
Sanatorium ==Wear==