Editing Canadian Forces' Decoration (section)

==Appearance==
The medal is decagonal (ten-sided, representing the ten provinces), 36 millimetres across the flats, with raised busts.<ref name=CFSite/> The King George&nbsp;VI medal is .800 fine silver and gilded. The Queen Elizabeth&nbsp;II and King Charles III medal is [[tombac]] (a copper-zinc alloy). A gilded copper version was introduced in 2008. The King George&nbsp;VI medal has the uncrowned coinage head of [[King George&nbsp;VI]], facing left, with the inscription {{lang|la|Georgivs&nbsp;VI D: G: Britt: omn: Rex Fid: Def}}{{efn|{{langx|la|Dei gratia Britanniarum omnium Rex Fidei Defensor|lit=By the grace of God of all the {{not a typo|Britains}} King, Defender of the Faith}}}} around the edge. The Queen Elizabeth&nbsp;II medal has the uncrowned coinage head of Queen [[Elizabeth&nbsp;II]], facing right, with the inscription around the edge {{lang|la|Elizabeth&nbsp;II Dei gratia Regina}}{{efn|{{lit|By the grace of God Queen}}}} with the word ''Canada'' at the bottom. The King Charles&nbsp;III medal has the uncrowned head of King Charles III, facing right with the inscription around the edge {{lang|la|Charles&nbsp;III Dei gratia Rex}}{{efn|{{lit|By the grace of God King}}}} with the word ''Canada'' at the bottom. The reverse of the medal has a [[naval crown]], three maple leaves and an eagle representing the navy, army and air force from top to bottom. The word ''service'' is on a scroll at the base and a fleur-de-lis is on each side of the crown. The [[royal cypher]] is superimposed on the centre of the King George&nbsp;VI medal, but is omitted from later variants of the medal.<ref name=SystemBook/> The King George&nbsp;VI medal has the name and rank of the person to whom the medal was awarded engraved on the reverse of the solid bar while the Queen Elizabeth&nbsp;II and King Charles&nbsp;III medal has the name and rank engraved around the edge of the medal. Early Queen Elizabeth&nbsp;II medals have the letters stamped rather than engraved.<ref name=SystemBook/>
A clasp, also known as a bar, is awarded for every 10 years of subsequent service.<ref name="CFSite" /> The clasp is tombac and is {{convert|1/4|in|mm}} high, has the Canadian coat of arms in the centre surmounted by a crown, and is gold in colour. This is indicated on the undress ribbon by a rosette.<ref name="CFSite" />

Recipients of the Canadian Forces' Decoration are entitled to use the [[List of post-nominal letters|post nominal letters]] "CD". This post-nominal is not affected by the awarding of clasps.<ref name="CFSite" />