Obverse: A silver color medal 1-7/16 inches (3.65 cm) in height overall consisting of an oval with edges in the manner of a scallop with seven raised sections around the top and sides, all divided by lines of dots and dashes; superimposed by a gold heraldic rose charged with a gold disc bearing a compass rose, around the base a gold olive wreath.
Reverse: On the reverse, above the name table are the words NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE EXCEPTIONAL ACHIEVEMENT stacked in four lines and around the base an olive wreath, all silver except for the wreath which is gold.