Ushakov Medal

The Ushakov Medal (Russian Медаль Ушакова ) was a military decoration of the former Soviet Union, which was founded on March 3, 1944 in a step by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet. You will also still awarded today by the Russian Federation.

Award conditions

The Ushakov Medal serves the assessment of merits of the members of the Soviet naval fleet ( Russian Navy ). Your ceremony is possible to sailors and soldiers, NCOs and Warrant Officer, petty officers, masters and cadets of the naval fleet as well as the maritime border troops. Specifically, could the medal for bravery and boldness proven in combat with Seegegnern be awarded. Furthermore, for the protection of the state maritime borders of the USSR ( Russia ) and had brought for the performance of military duties under conditions that the risk of their lives with them.

Stylish look and manner

The silver medal is made of non-ferrous metal, has a diameter of 36 mm and shows on its obverse center the image of the namesake of the coin, the Russian Admiral Fyodor Fyodorovich Ushakov within a 21 mm by measuring Perlkreises and its overlying rank and surname Адмирал Ушаков ( Admiral Ushakov ) whose words are separated by a star. At the bottom of the medal two diagonally crossed laurel branches are shown. The reverse of the coin shows a contrast with embossed anchor on both the upper as well as lower the medal edge protrudes. This means that the upper anchor suspension and the anchor points are also to be seen the obverse. The eye of the coin is held in anchor shape and runs in a stylized silver anchor chain V-shape from the top of the light blue pentagonal clasp. The hem of the religious band consists both sides of a 1.5 mm wide, dark blue and 2 mm wide white stripes.

Award numbers

The relatively late foundation of the coin in the spring of 1944 meant that the medal was awarded as part of the Great Patriotic War, little and very economical. The Erstverleihung took place on April 20, 1944, the cadets SW Gorokhov and WP Stepanenko and the Sergeant WI Schewbunow the Black Sea Fleet. The Erstverleihung to members of the Northern Fleet took place on 26 May 1944 at the Sergeant northwest Fadeev. Overall, it was up to the war, more than 13,000 times awarded.