Jubilee Medal - For Valiant Labour

Reverse

The reverse bore at its center the horizontal relief inscription on four lines "TO COMMEMORATE THE 100th ANNIVERSARY OF V.I. LENIN" (Russian: «В ОЗНАМЕНОВАНИЕ 100-ЛЕТИЯ СО ДНЯ РОЖДЕНИЯ В. И. ЛЕНИНА»), above the inscription, the relief image of the hammer and sickle, below the inscription, the relief image of a small five pointed star. The variant to Soviet civilians also bore the relief inscription along the upper medal circumference "FOR VALIANT LABOUR" (Russian: «ЗА ДОБЛЕСТНЫЙ ТРУД»), the military variant bore the relief inscription along the upper medal circumference "FOR MILITARY VALOUR" (Russian: «ЗА ВОИНСКУЮ ДОБЛЕСТЬ»), on the award to foreigners, these inscriptions were omitted.

Lettering:
ЗА ДОБЛЕСТНЫЙ ТРУД
В ОЗНАМЕНОВАНИЕ
100-ЛЕТИЯ
СО ДНЯ РОЖДЕНИЯ
В. И. ЛЕНИНА
★

Translation:
FOR VALIANT LABOUR
TO COMMEMORATE THE 100th ANNIVERSARY OF V.I. LENIN

Engraver: A.V. Kozlov

Edge

Plain

Comment

The Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" (Russian: Юбилейная медаль В ознаменование 100-летия со дня рождения Владимира Ильича Ленина») was a state commemorative medal of the Soviet Union established on November 5, 1969 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Vladimir Lenin. It was awarded to eminent members of Soviet society, the military leadership and foreign members of the international communist and labour movements.
The Jubilee Medal "For Valiant Labour - In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" was awarded to highly skilled senior workers, farmers, specialists of the national economy, employees of public institutions and public organizations, scientists and cultural figures, who displayed the highest examples of work in preparation for the anniversary of Lenin; to those who took an active part in the struggle for the establishment of Soviet power, or to protect the homeland, or who have made a significant contribution to their work in the building of socialism in the USSR, who helped the party to educate the younger generation by their personal example and social activities.
he Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" was secured by a ring through the medal suspension loop to a small 29mm wide by 25mm high rectangular mount covered by a 24mm wide red silk moiré ribbon with 2mm yellow edge stripes and two 1mm yellow central stripes separated by 2mm.
Total awarded Civilian - 9,000,000.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jubilee_Medal_%22In_Commemoration_of_the_100th_Anniversary_of_the_Birth_of_Vladimir_Ilyich_Lenin%22

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
1969	9000000	-	-	-	-	-	-
1970	2000000	-	-	-	-	-	-

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