Black leatherette case with OBE Military initials on lid, lined inside with white silk and grey velveteen, containing silver-gilt badge with breast ribbon and pin for male wearer; silver-gilt shoulder badge in form of cross patonce with central reserve containing conjoined left-facing busts of King George V and Queen Mary, both crowned, encircled by motto FOR GOD AND THE EMPIRE, the whole surmounted by silver-gilt Imperial crown with suspension loop and rose-pink silk ribbon with pearl-grey edges and narrow central stripe with gilt-metal pin on reverse