Commemorative Cross of the 1916–1918 War exterior and 7 mm on the interior. In the center of the cross, there is a 13 mm circle. The external borders of the cross and the circle have 1.3 mm. Inside the circle, on the obverse, there is the royal cypher of King Ferdinand I of Romania (two "F"s facing away with a royal crown on top), while on the reverse there is inscribed "1916"|"1918" on the early models and "1916"|"1919" on later models, in two rows. The 30 mm ribbon alternates four equal bars of dark blue with three equal bars of green. Seventeen clasps were approved for
Victoria Cross (Canada) rank, and unit of the recipient. The medal is suspended from a link forming the letter "V" attached to a bar adorned on the front with laurel leaves, and on the reverse with the name, rank, and unit of the medal's recipient, all cast in the same metal as the medal. The ribbon, also wide, is solid crimson in colour. Cathy Bursey-Sabourin, Fraser Herald of the Canadian Heraldic Authority, and Bruce W. Beatty, however, made certain modifications for the Canadian Victoria Cross, the most notable being the inclusion of Canadian flora as decoration and the alteration of the inscription on