Russia, Soviet Union. A Medal For Combat Service, Type I (Medal "For Battle Merit") Hold and the introduction year (1941)

and the introduction year (1941)

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the other is in a brown tint giving its a sepia-toned look and inscriptions above and below the photo

but together with Magna Carta and the Bill of Rights

gilt loss evident on the insignia

Russia, Soviet Union. A Medal For Combat Service, Type I (Medal "For Battle Merit") Hold and the introduction year (1941)( ). Instituted in 1938. In silver, number impressed "114674" on the reverse,measuring 32. 2 mm (w) x 38 mm (h), the red enamelling on "CCCP" having been lost to time, contact marks, suspended from a ribboned rectangular hanger with screwback, fine. Footnote: Medal for Combat Service was a Soviet military medal awarded for "combat action resulting in a military success", "courageous defense of the state borders", or "successful military and political