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Medal in Commemoration of the 40th Anniversary of the Soviet Armed Forces, 1958.
In brass, 32.0 mm wide. In excellent, near mint condition. The medallion is free of any wear visible to the naked eye and has only a few tiny contact marks that can be found under a 10x magnification. The finish is bright and free of significant tarnish. The medal comes on original suspension with a well- preserved old ribbon.
The medal was issued in 1958 to army officers on active duty. Note that a portrait of Lenin is still there but Stalin's portrait has disappeared - just over a year after "Stalin cult of personality " denunciation by Khruschev.