Obverse: Half-length figure of Queen Victoria, crowned and veiled, with order, holding a sceptre in her right hand (L). Legend: "VICTORIA REGINA ET IMPERATRIX" .Reverse: Fame, winged, seated upon a throne decorated with flags, her arm outstretched, holding a palm branch in her right and a wreath in her left hand; a tablet inscribed: "SUDAN", and floral scroll below. Inscription on edge: "SPECIMEN". Fitted with a bar and yellow and black ribbon with a central narrow red stripe.