Its obverse shows, from left to right, 3 bajonets pointing upwards and a civilian walking to the right; this civilian wears a hat and a coat, the latter's back being formed of bricks that are breaking apart and falling downwards; around the rim is a circle which opens up for the following : at the top the seal of the nation (lion on a shield with the royal crown above and with underlying crossed sceptres); along the bottom rim : 1940-1945, left and right along the rim a laurel branch symbolising persistance.

The reverse has the trilingual inscription "BURGERLIJK INVALIDE VAN DE OORLOG 1940-1945", "INVALIDE CIVIL DE LA GUERRE 1940-1945", "ZIVILINVALIDE DES KRIEGES 1940-1945" (Civil Invalid of the 1940-1945 War).

The medal is suspended from a 37mm wide ribbon in white moiré, with - in the middle - horizontal tricolour stripes in the national colours (black, yellow, red) and 7 mm violet vertical stripes at the sides.