Triple-loop ribbon at centre, crossed by a boat hook and an oar. These are flanked by two 5-mapleleaf strands.
Obverse lettering
QUEMCUNQUE MISERUM VIDERIS HOMINEM
ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY
CANADA (Translation: QUEMCUNQUE MISERUM VIDERIS HOMINEM means Whomsoever you see in distress, recognise in them a fellow human being)
