A cream-colored ceramic beer stein or mug with a sculpted handle and raised decorative band around the base. The rim is edged with a fine gold gilt line. The front bears the badge of H.M.C.S. Nipigon, a Royal Canadian Navy vessel.
The ship’s crest features two fish—representing the Nipigon River and Lake Nipigon in Ontario—and blue and white wavy lines symbolizing water. The badge is encircled by a gold rope border topped by a naval crown, identifying it as a ship’s insignia.