Genuine Soviet medal commemorates WW2 with original brass pentagon top part and new ribbon; some bits of rust at the back. The medal was in a soda solution to remove rust as much as possible, then polished with GOI paste.
Full size: 8.6 x 3.7 cm, weight: 28g.
The medal was a 32-mm-diameter circular brass medal with a raised rim.
Secured by a ring through the medal suspension loop to a standard Soviet pentagonal mount covered by a 24mm wide silk moire ribbon.
The Medal was worn on the left side of the chest in the presence of other awards of the USSR.
