Medal

Description

The “40 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945” medal was awarded to M. Krushev. The obverse features-against a background of a five-pointed star, laurel branches, and celebratory fireworks-images of three figures and the Spasskaya Tower of the Moscow Kremlin, with the years “1945” and “1985” at the top. The reverse bears the inscription “40 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945” in the center; the inscription “To a Participant in the War” runs along the upper rim, while a relief image of the hammer and sickle appears at the bottom. The medal is attached via a loop and ring to a pentagonal mount covered in a moiré ribbon. Running down the center of the ribbon are two red stripes, two yellow and black stripes, and three thin green stripes.