Description
The medal of the award is a bronze disc, 32 mm in diameter. On the obverse of the medal, in the center, is a five pointed star between three equilateral triangles one point of each triangle extending past the edge of the disc. On the reserve is the inscription “DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY” above “COMMANDER’S AWARD FOR CIVILIAN SERVICE” separated into two lines. The medal is suspended from a green ribbon 35 mm in width. The ribbon contains a wide white stripe towards each edge with two thin white stripes in the middle.
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