The document is of the early type, printed on thinner and somewhat glossier paper than the more common type (same type of paper was also used for the early Defense of Moscow Medal documents). It shows an ink stamp of the 96th Surgical Field Hospital and is hand-signed by its commander Medical Corps Major Rivin.

The document is in very good to excellent condition. There is foxing to the cover but no significant stains, while the interior pages are perfectly clean. The document is sound: the pages are firmly attached and have practically none of the usual tears along the spine - which is very uncommon for the documents of this type that often have pages separated due to brittle paper. Overall, a very nicely preserved Defense of Polar Region medal certificate issued to a woman serving in the military.