Medal "For The Defence Of Leningrad".

[Nota Bene]

It didn't come out very shiny, so you will have to trust me on that :)

Alexei

[Lauri]

Hi,

here is one of my Leningrad medals. It has thick and nice gold plating and it is so called ''polished sky'' variation.

[Alfred]

There are two variation of the Leningrad medal with soldered rings.
One with the wall reaching to the description and one with the wall reaching to the rim of the medal.

Which is the rarer one?

regards and thanks
Andreas

[Lapa]

Andreas,

The one which stops before the text is rarer than the one which goes all the way to the rim.

Marc

[EricFG]

So these two are V1&2 of a T1 DoL? I only found out about this variation in the recent engraved suspension post.
Ya can't tell from the image but the one on the left, besides being really clean, unworn and crisply struck has all if not most of it's gold wash still present. Nicer than I remembered, actually. :)

[deValcourt]

Eric, I knew something good would happen when you went looking at your medals to answer your question about the suspensions.;)

The one on the left looks like it was treated very well and not rubbed or polished to the point of looking like the other one. Nice.:thumbsup

Phillip

[Shocktrooper]

Hello guys,

I just purchased this one; what does that engraving mean ? Is it something special, or just a nice gimmick ? I also noticed that the gold plating is very, very shiny and quite thick - were these ones given for special people or events during the war ?

Thank you,

Jens*

[Auke]

Nice medal! Perhaps the recipient's name, document number and date?

D.S. Panteleyev
Nr. D-142521, 1 June 1943

[Lapa]

Originally Posted by Auke

Nice medal! Perhaps the recipient's name, document number and date?

D.S. Panteleyev
Nr. D-142521, 1 June 1943

Most definitely!

Marc

[RedMaestro2]

Beautiful piece, Jens! :thumbsup


-Alex