Brand new Genuine Russian Medal(Not-Issued).
The medal is made of gold-coloured metal alloy in the form of a circle with a diameter of 32 mm with a convex rim on both sides.
Medal with pin at the back to fix it to a jacket.
On the front side of the medal: a one-color relief image of military equipment: on top - three fighters, on the bottom - a missile ship on the contour of the borders of the Syrian Arab Republic.
Established on November 30, 2015 by Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation.
Since the beginning of 2016, mass awarding of the medal "Participant of the military operation in Syria" to civilians (artists, athletes, politicians) who came to the Khmeimim airbase for the purpose of holding concerts and other events to raise the morale of Russian military personnel has been practiced.