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| General Description : | The Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" (Russian: Юбилейная медаль В ознаменование 100-летия со дня рождения Владимира Ильича Ленина») was a state commemorative medal of the Soviet Union established by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet on November 5, 1969 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Vladimir Lenin. Its statute was amended on July 18, 1980 by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet. It was awarded to eminent members of Soviet society, the military leadership and foreign members of the international communist and labour movements. Awarded to highly skilled senior workers, farmers, specialists of the national economy, employees of public institutions and public organizations, scientists and cultural figures, who displayed the highest examples of work in preparation for the anniversary of Lenin; to those who took an active part in the struggle for the establishment of Soviet power, or to protect the homeland, or who have made a significant contribution to their work in the building of socialism in the USSR, who helped the party to educate the younger generation by their personal example and social activities. It was produced and awarded under three official designations, one civilian, one military, the last for award to foreigners. Each is distinguishable from the other by the awards' full names. The civilian award was called The Jubilee Medal "For Valiant Labour - In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" (Russian: Юбилейная медаль «За доблестный труд - В ознаменование 100-летия со дня рождения Владимира Ильича Ленина»), the military award was called The Jubilee Medal "For Military Valour - In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" (Russian: Юбилейная медаль «За воинскую доблесть - В ознаменование 100-летия со дня рождения Владимира Ильича Ленина»), the award to foreigners bore the award's basic designation. The Jubilee Medal "For Military Valour - In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" was awarded to soldiers of the Soviet Army, sailors of the Navy, troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, troops of the State Security Committee of the Council of Ministers of the USSR, who displayed excellent performance in combat and political training, good results in the management and maintenance of combat readiness in preparation for the anniversary of Lenin. The Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" was secured by a ring through the medal suspension loop to a small 29mm wide by 25mm high rectangular mount covered by a 24mm wide red silk moiré ribbon with 2mm yellow edge stripes and two 1mm yellow central stripes separated by 2mm. 9,000,000 awarded |
| Front Description : | the polished left profile of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin over the relief dates "1870 - 1970" |
| Back Description : | at its center the horizontal relief inscription on four lines "TO COMMEMORATE THE 100th ANNIVERSARY OF V.I. LENIN" (Russian: «В ОЗНАМЕНОВАНИЕ 100-ЛЕТИЯ СО ДНЯ РОЖДЕНИЯ В. И. ЛЕНИНА»), above the inscription, the relief image of the hammer and sickle, below the inscription, the relief image of a small five pointed star. The variant to Soviet civilians also bore the relief inscription along the upper medal circumference "FOR VALIANT LABOUR" (Russian: «ЗА ДОБЛЕСТНЫЙ ТРУД») |
| Diameter | 32.00 mm |
| Material | Brass |
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