Description

Partisan of the Great Patriotic War Medal 2nd class

Earliest variation 1 without a raised rim on its reverse

This Soviet Partisan Medal is made of gilded brass. It measures 32.20 mm in diameter and 2.81 mm in thickness. The height of the medal is 37.15 mm (including the eyelet) and it weighs 17.1 grams without its suspension.

In excellent condition with most details visible and a fair amount of gold plating present. The obverse show several small dings and scratches but light overall wear. The higher laying parts such as Lenin’s and Stalin’s eyelids are mostly present. The reverse is in similar condition and edges of the lettering are well defined. The double layer suspension is time period to the medal and the connection ring has been cut.

The Medal “To a Partisan of the Patriotic War” (Russian: Медаль Партизану Отечественной войны) was a World War II Soviet award established in two classes. This was done on February 2, 1943, by decree of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. It recognised the courage of the partisans in their struggle to free the Soviet Motherland behind enemy lines. Its statute was amended by a further decree of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR in 1947.

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