Medal "For Impeccable Service"
The medal "For faultless service " (Russian Медаль « За безупречную службу ") was a military decoration of the former Soviet Union, which was first founded on 14 September 1957 in two, later three classes by the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet. The III. Class was to be regarded as the highest. The award of the medal was made to the relatives of the three armed forces of the USSR. So to the troops of the Interior, the troops and organs of state security of the USSR and from January 25 in 1958 to members of the armed forces of the USSR.
Prehistory
From 1944 to the foundation of the coin 1957, generals, officers, and longer serving officers for impeccable service mostly with the Order of Lenin, the Red Banner. the Order of the Red Star and the Medal " For merits in combat" honored. With the foundation of the medal "For faultless service " this failure has been repealed and re- regulated with the foundation of the same coin.
Award conditions
The thus created medal "For faultless service " is to be regarded as Faithful Service Medal or service award and was awarded to all members of the Red Army when they had achieved a certain period of service. Specifically, therefore, could
- First Class for over 10 years flawless service
- II class for over 15 years flawless service and the
- III. Class for 20 years flawless service
Be awarded. Skipping a lower class was possible if the Entrusted already held the ceremony requirements for a higher class at the time of the ceremony.
Stylish look and manner
The medals of all classes have a diameter of 32 mm and are made of non-ferrous metal (early pieces of the first class of silver ). The first class is silver plated or sterling silver, silver and gold, the class II and III. Class gilded. Designer of the medals was N. I. Moskalev. The obverse of the coin shows the middle class I. a dominant red star with hammer and sickle in front of a jet formations and the. During the II and III Class is golden. The symbolism is enclosed in place by two crossed below upturned open laurel branches. The reverse of all Medals center shows the four-line inscription: За 10/15/20 Лет безупречной службы ( for 10, 15 or 20 years of trouble free service) as well as a transcription, depending on the awarded area is different. In the armed forces of the USSR it is for example Вооруженные силы СССР ( Armed Forces of the USSR). In addition, there are also a variety of other transcriptions, even also names of the individual republics. Still others Medals have no inscription or documents during its history permanent modifications in the text.
Was driven medal at the upper left side of the chest Beliehenen to a pentagonal red clip with a 2 mm wide green border. In the band of the first class a 2 mm yellow vertical center stripe is woven in the center, the. During the second class of two and in the III Class of three yellow stripes that conflict each 2 mm apart. The Interim clasp is of the same nature.