Medal "For the Defence of Sevastopol"

The medal "For the Defence of Sevastopol (Russian Медаль " За оборону Севастополя ") was a Soviet award, which was awarded to the defenders of the city of Sevastopol during the Battle of Sevastopol during the Second World War. The Foundation was carried out by Josef Stalin.

Stylish look and manner

The bronze medal shows on its obverse center, the heads of two Red Army soldiers, which represents the front a sailor. Embraced it from the transcription За оборону Севастополя ( For the Defence of Sevastopol ) are. The lettering is broken at its middle lower part of an anchor, the center of which is hidden by the soldiers portraits. Between the anchor arms on the upper edge of the coin is emblazoned a Soviet star. The reverse shows the three-line inscription: За нашy / советскую / родину ( For our Soviet Motherland ). In addition, there are the symbols hammer and sickle.

Was driven medal at the upper left side of the chest Beliehenen of an elongated pentagonal fabric-covered clasp ground color is light green with a vertical woven blue center stripe. The accompanying interim clasp is of the same nature.