USSR SOVIET RUSSIAN MEDAL FOR THE DEFENSE OF LENINGRAD. VERSION 2 (USSR 114)

MEDAL OF THE USSR FOR THE DEFENSE OF LENINGRAD VERSION 2. LONG HORIZON.

Established 12-22-1942.

Awarded to members of the Red Army, Navy and NKVD troops, workers, employees and other civilians who contributed to the defense of the city.

Brass circular medal. Diameter 32 mm. One-piece rounded buttonhole. The horizon line of the obverse extends beyond the outer edge of the inscription. Made from 1960 to 1980 it was awarded to veterans of WWII or after the end of the war to people who had not received it.

Obverse: ЗА ОБОРОНУ ЛЕНИНГРАДА (FOR THE DEFENSE OF LENINGRAD)

Reverse: ЗА НАШУ СОВЕТСКУЮ РОДИНУ (FOR OUR SOVIET HOMELAND)

Markings on the front and back!

Without box. Own collection. Well preserved!