{"id":19005,"date":"2020-04-27T12:55:29","date_gmt":"2020-04-27T12:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soviet-medals.com\/?product=medal-for-the-defense-of-leningrad-variation-2-voenkomat"},"modified":"2024-02-10T14:14:08","modified_gmt":"2024-02-10T14:14:08","slug":"medal-for-the-defense-of-leningrad-variation-2-voenkomat","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/soviet-medals.com\/?product=medal-for-the-defense-of-leningrad-variation-2-voenkomat","title":{"rendered":"Soviet Medal for the Defense of Leningrad Variation 2 ‘Voenkomat’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nSoviet Medal for the Defense of Leningrad Variation 2 ‘Voenkomat’<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

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Made of gilded brass. It measures 32.10 mm in width and <\/span>36.91 mm in height, including the eyelet. It weighs 15.7 gram without its suspension.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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In great condition with perfect details and most gold plating present. The aluminium suspension is time period to the medal as is its ribbon.<\/p>\n

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This medal for the Defense of Leningrad is one of the post-war issues that were awarded by a Voenkomat<\/em> (Military Commissariat) at the veteran’s place of residence. The reasons for the late issue could vary but in most instances, the Voenkomat medals were “catch-up” awards to those who had taken part in the battle and then somehow overlooked by the awarding authorities during WW2 and in the immediate post-war years.<\/p>\n

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