Britannia with the inscription and the date in the exergue below. In the exergue is the date 1899. They read on the reverse, with the date in the exergue beneath Britannia. Notably, the goddess Recial appears in the lower exergue of the mirror. Exergue&colon; BATTLE OF PLATTSBURGH September 11. The name "NATAL" appears in the exergue. The exergue depicts the defeat of the Prussian eagle by the British lion. The name , the site of the centennial exposition, appears in exergue. The exergue has the words "THE DEFENCE MEDAL" in two lines.