A vertical rectangular document with a decorative grey-blue border features a centered, portrait illustration of a middle-aged man with glasses and a suit, identified by text as August Vollmer. The portrait includes a realistic head and face, and a reduced-scale body wearing a green three-piece suit. The figure is drawn as standing within a series of yellow ovals which are the zeroes of a stylized "1,000,000". Above the portrait, text reads "Retired on Pension July 1 1932," "Elected Town Marshal April 8 1905," and "Appointed Chief of Police July 1 1909." Around the portrait, the main text states: "Presented to / one man in a / 1,000,000 / August Vollmer / upon the occasion of his retirement as / Chief of Police / by Officers and Members of the / Berkeley Police Department / in appreciation of the kindness, advice, encouragement and helpfulness during his twenty-seven years of service." Two long columns of handwritten signatures flank the central portrait and text, filling the left and right sides of the document. At the top center, there is a bronze-coloered badge, and below the document, a color calibration strip is visible.