VINTAGE SOVIET MILITARY MEDAL BADGE COLLCTION

VINTAGE SOVIET MILITARY MEDAL BADGE COLLCTION

A Soviet Order of the Red Banner of Labor was established to honor great deeds and services to the Soviet state and society in the fields of production, science, culture, literature, the arts, education, health, social and other spheres of labor activities. It is the labor counterpart of the military Order of the Red Banner. A few institutions and factories, being the pride of the Soviet Union, also received the order. A Soviet Order of the Red Banner of Labour was the third-highest civil award in the Soviet Union, after the Order of Lenin and the Order of the October Revolution. A Soviet medal For the Salvation of the Drowning awarded to citizens of any nationality for courage and resourcefulness in rescuing people from drowning. It was established on February 16, 1957 by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. Two Jubilee Medal 60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR established and bestowed to military personnel to denote the sixtieth anniversary of the creation of the armed forces of the Soviet Union. A Soviet Jubilee Medal 30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy established on February 22, 1948 by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR to denote the thirtieth anniversary of the creation of the Soviet Armed Forces. A Soviet Badge of Sniper for the best marksmen was instituted in 1942 for those who had shown especially outstanding results in shooting, wielding personal weapons and camouflage. A Soviet Badge of Excellent Torpedoist to award junior commanders and rank and file of the USSR Navy torpedo men. A Soviet Badge of Excellence Pontooner, and more Soviet badges.

Dimensions: Average 1 1/4" in. All measurements are approximate.