Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR"

The medal " Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR " (Russian Медаль " Ветеран Вооруженных Сил СССР ") was a sovereign and military award of the USSR, which was founded on 20 May 1976 in one stage. The medal was awarded to more than 400,000 individuals. Other sources designate a ceremony numbering more than 800,000.

Award conditions

The medal was awarded for her honorable discharge from the military service in the reserve to all members of the Soviet army, the naval fleet, the border troops and the Internal Troops of the USSR. For adoption to retire the medal was also awarded if the Entrusted had served 25 calendar years blameless in the armed forces. With the award of the medal and employee service that had been performed before the foundation date.

Stylish look and manner

The coin has a diameter of 32 mm, is made of brass and is silver plated. It shows on their obverse the upper edge of the hammer and sickle medal, before which a 13 mm large enameled red star is displayed. Among the abbreviation CCCP is to read, beneath which, a left-wing Loorbeerzweig can be seen. The subsequent semi- circular layout of waving banner shows the transcription Ветеран Вооруженных Сил. Together with the overlying CCCP results in the award veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR. The reverse of the coin is kept smooth and empty. Was driven medal at the upper left side of the chest Beliehenen on a gray pentagonal clasp whose left hem, the color combination of red (3 mm) - has red ( 1 mm) - Grey ( 2 mm). The right hem shows the band colors of Glory Order of alternating orange (1 mm) - Black (1 mm ) - Orange (1 mm) - Black (1 mm ) - Orange (1 mm) - Black (1 mm) - Orange (2 mm ).