Medal for civilian prisoners, deportees and hostages of the 1914-1918 Great War "OTAGES" "DE LA" "GRANDE GUERRE" (English: "Deported Civilian Prisoners and Hostages of the Great War") over two closed flowers and surrounded by the circular relief image of a chain along the medal's circumference. The medal hung by a ribbon passing through a ring itself passing through the medal's ball shaped suspension loop. The 32 mm wide red silk moiré ribbon had a 5 mm wide central blue stripe bordered on each side by 2 mm wide white stripes, 1 mm green stripes ran along the ribbon edges. Medal for civilian prisoners, deportees and hostages of the 1914-1918 Great War The
Meritorious Service Medal (Natal) medal bears the effigy of Queen Victoria, circumscribed "VICTORIA REGINA ET IMPERATRIX". The King Edward VII version has the effigy of the King in Field Marshal's uniform, circumscribed "EDWARDVS VII REX IMPERATOR". The reverse of both versions have the words "FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE" in three lines, encircled by a laurel wreath and surmounted by the Imperial Crown. At the top, above the crown and wreath, it is inscribed "NATAL" in a curved line. The ribbon is that of the Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (Natal). While the ribbon of the British Meritorious Service Medal was plain crimson until