This decoration was instituted on April 1st, 1953 to award all French personnel that took part in the Italian campaign.
The medal, made of bronze and silver-plated, is circular in shape with a wreath of laurels on the outer rim. The centre depicts the French cock surrounded by the inscription 'Corps Expeditonaire Français d'Italie 1943-1944'. The ribbon shows seven red and six white vertical stripes of even width.