Fake Ushakov Medals

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Hello everyone. My first post on this forum. I am new to collecting Soviet Medals and like the looks of the Ushakov Medal so I am considering this one which was offered to me. Is it any good? The face looks strange to me, but I don't know all what to look for to know the fakes from the real. If it is bad, please explain a little so I can know what to look for.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Good Morning, and welcome to the forum. I see you have some answers on your questions already from some folks that have years of experience, so I won't comment on that, but I'd like to share some thoughts. I too am fairly new to this, and I've often found it hard to tell the real thing from the bad stuff out there. The best advice I can offer is to 1. post here! lol, and 2. carefully compare anything you have questions on to known good medals. There are tons of quality images here, and elsewhere from reputable dealers, and you'll soon be able to see the differences for most of the bad stuff that is poorly made. The better made "fakes" are harder to see, but it's all about learning to train your eye. I think even the most experienced collectors reach out to those that are the experts, and this is a great place to get some help. Again, welcome! Cheers/Jim