Silver, lacquer; 42.4 mm in height incl. eyelet, 37.2 mm in width; weighs 28.4 g not including the suspension and connecting link.

In very fine to excellent condition. The original lacquer in the letters is far better preserved than usual for a Valor Medal of WW2 era: it is partly missing in the letters "CCCP" but is mostly intact in the two upper lines of writing, where it has only a few minuscule, almost unnoticeable chips.

The raised details of the artwork are well preserved and crisp. There is a single thin scratch on the obverse and a few very tiny dings to the edge on the reverse, but no significant wear. The silver exhibits attractive even patina on both sides.

The medal comes on an early post-war suspension, a two-layer model in steel with an integral catch of the pin. The perfectly preserved ribbon is old, although of a more recent vintage than the medal itself.