The round, silver coloured metal medal has a diameter of 32 mm. The front shows the crowned Polish Eagle surrounded with a ring of barbed wire. This is surrounded by the inscription RP / ZA : WOLNOSC I : NIEPODLEGLOSC : 1. IX / 1939.
The 36 mm wide ribbon is coloured in white with claret-black-claret side stripes. The later Polish made decorations, the claret stripes have been replaced by red ones.