If you Google Queen South Africa Medal you will see dozens of illustrations. The ribbon has a broad central stripe with narrow navy strips either side and red stripes a little wider on the outside edges.
Sometimes the ribbon can be confusing in old monochrome photos, the light colours show as dark and the dark as light. No one could work out the ribbon on my grandfather until I found his awards in the Royal Engineers Medal Roll.
Medal ribbons were often awarded Head of the Medal. The ribbons are warn every day, whereas the actual Medals are only worn on certain occasions.
