Medal - For the Defence of Stalingrad
© Cyrillius
Features
| Location |
Soviet Union
(Russia)  |
|---|---|
| Type | Award medals › Military awards |
| Year | 1942 |
| Composition | Brass |
| Diameter | 32 mm |
| Shape | Round with a loop |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 434331 |
Commemorative issue
For the Defence of Stalingrad
Obverse
On its obverse, a row of five overlapping fully equipped soldiers with their rifles at the ready marching to the left, above the two rightmost soldiers, the Soviet flag waving; above the others, tanks and combat aircraft also pointing to the left. At the top in the center, a relief five pointed star, on either side of the star along the upper medal circumference, the relief inscription "FOR THE DEFENSE OF STALINGRAD" (Russian: «ЗА ОБОРОНУ СТАЛИНГРАДА»).
Script: Cyrillic
Lettering: ЗА ОБОРОНУ ★ СТАЛИНГРАДА
Translation: For the Defence of Stalingrad
Engraver: N. I. Moskalyov
Reverse
On the reverse near the top, the relief image of the hammer and sickle, below the image, the relief inscription in three rows "FOR OUR SOVIET MOTHERLAND" (Russian: «ЗА НАШУ СОВЕТСКУЮ РОДИНУ»).
Script: Cyrillic
Lettering:
ЗА НАШУ
СОВЕТСКУЮ
РОДИНУ
Translation: For our Soviet Motherland
Engraver: N. I. Moskalyov
Edge
Plain
Comments
The Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad" (Russian: Медаль «За оборону Сталинграда») was a World War II campaign medal of the Soviet Union, was established on December 22, 1942.
The Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad" was awarded to all participants in the defence of Stalingrad - soldiers of the Red Army, Navy and troops of the NKVD, as well as persons from the civilian population who took part in the defence of Stalingrad during its siege by German forces.
Total awarded - 759,560.
he Medal was secured by a ring through the medal suspension loop to a standard Soviet pentagonal mount covered by a 24mm wide olive green silk moiré ribbon with a 2mm central red stripe.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medal_%22For_the_Defence_of_Stalingrad%22
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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