The Sacrifice Medal is in the form of a
silver disc topped by
St. Edward's Crown, symbolizing the
Canadian monarch's role as the
fount of honour. On the obverse is an effigy of the reigning sovereign and
Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian Forces wearing a
diadem of maple leaves and snowflakes, surrounded by the inscriptions and
Canada. On the reverse is the word
sacrifice alongside a depiction of the statue
Mother Canada, one of
Walter Seymour Allward's allegorical figures adorning the
Canadian National Vimy Memorial in
France. The recipient's name, along with his or her rank and service number for those in the military, is inscribed around the medal's edge. This medallion is worn at the left chest, suspended on a 31.8 mm wide ribbon coloured with vertical stripes in purposefully sombre red (recalling spilled blood), black (symbolizing grief and loss), and white (representative of both hope and peace). Should a person already possessing a Sacrifice Medal be awarded the medal again for subsequent injuries, he or she is granted a
medal bar—in silver with raised edges and bearing a maple leaf—for wear on the ribbon from which the original medal is suspended. ==Eligibility==