Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR"

Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR"

Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR" (obverse)
Awarded by  USSR
Type Service medal
Eligibility Citizens of the Soviet Union
Awarded for 25 years service in the Soviet Armed Forces
Status No longer awarded
Statistics
Established May 20, 1976
Total awarded ~800,000

Ribbon of the Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Marshal of the Soviet Union Sergey Akhromeyev, a recipient of the Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Army General Anatoly Kvashnin, a recipient of the Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Marshal of the Russian Federation Igor Sergeyev, a recipient of the Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR"

The Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR" (Russian: Медаль «Ветеран Вооружённых Сил СССР») was a long service award of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union established on May 20, 1976 by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR[1] and awarded for twenty-five years of impeccable service to troops of the army, navy, of internal forces and of border troops. Its statute was twice amended by further decrees of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, first on July 18, 1980[2] and lastly on January 10, 1984.[1]

Medal statute

The Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR" was awarded to soldiers of the Soviet Army, of the Soviet Navy, of Border Troops and of Internal Troops, who impeccably served in the Armed Forces of the USSR for 25 years or more. The medal could also be awarded to persons already retired from the service prior to the issuance of the Decree establishing it, who impeccably served in the Armed Forces of the USSR for 25 years or more.[1]

The medal was awarded on behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR by the Ministry of Defence of the USSR, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR and by the State Security Committee of the USSR.[1]

The Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR" was worn on the left side of the chest and when in the presence of other Orders and medals of the USSR, was located immediately after the Medal "Veteran of Labour".[1] If worn in the presence of awards of the Russian Federation, the latter have precedence.[3]

Medal description

The Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR" was a 32mm in diameter silver-plated tombac circular medal with a raised rim. The obverse was oxidised, it bore at its upper section a ruby-red enamelled five pointed star superimposed on the relief image of the hammer and sickle, just below in the center, the relief inscription "USSR" (Russian: «СССР») over a curled laurel branch; at the bottom along the medal circumference, a relief scroll with the inscription in prominent letters "VETERAN OF THE ARMED FORCES" (Russian: «ВЕТЕРАН ВООРУЖЕННЫХ СИЛ»). The reverse was plain with a matte finish.[1]

The medal was secured to a standard Soviet pentagonal mount by a ring through the medal suspension loop. The mount was covered by a 24mm wide grey silk moiré ribbon with four orange and three black stripes alternating along its right edge and two red stripes along its left edge. The width of the orange and black stripes was 1mm except for the outermost orange stripe which was 2mm, the red stripes were respectively of 3mm and 1mm with a spacing of 2mm.[1]

Recipients (partial list)

The individuals below were all recipients of the Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR".

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of May 20, 1976" (in Russian). Legal Library of the USSR. 1975-04-25. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
  2. ↑ "Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of July 18, 1980 № 2523-X" (in Russian). Legal Library of the USSR. 1980-07-18. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
  3. ↑ "Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of September 7, 2010 No 1099" (in Russian). Russian Gazette. 2010-09-07. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
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