Soviet Medals

Medal for the 100th Anniversary of Lenin's Birth
Established 5 November 1969. Awarded only once, during the days of celebrating of the 100th Anniversary of Lenin's birth in April 1970 in Moscow. There are three variations, one for advanced workers and economic specialists, which has the wording "For Heroic Labor. In Honor of the 100th Anniversary of V.I. Lenin 's Birthday". Another for individuals who took an active part in the struggle for the establishment of Soviet power or in defense of the Motherland, which has the wording "For Military Valor. In Honor of the 100th Anniversary of V.I. Lenin's Birthday" and for representatives of foreign delegations of the International Communist Workers movement, which is worded only "In Honor of the 100th Anniversary of V.I. Lenin's Birthday". All are made of brass. Approximately 11,000,000 were issued, of these 9 million to workers, 2 million to military servicemen and 5000 to members of foreign delegation.
Variation 1 R1
	Labor version. full obverse pic detail pic
Variation 2 R1
	Military version. full obverse pic detail pic
Variation 3 R4
	Foreign version. full obverse pic detail pic

Medal for Veteran of Labor
Established 18 January 1974. Awarded to all workers of retirement age for their many years of labor in the Soviet economy, culture, science, medicine, and education. This medal could also be given to military personnel who had reached retirement age. It is made of a Zinc and Copper alloy. Approximately 36,000,000 were issued.
Type 1 R4
WANTED	Solid Silver. RARE.
Type 2 A
	Tombac with blued front. Moscow mint has no mint mark, Leningrad mint has "LMD" mark. full obverse pic detail pic
Type 3 A
	Tombac without blueing. Moscow mint has no mint mark, Leningrad mint has "LMD" mark. full obverse pic detail pic detail of mint mark on ring

Rarity Key

A: Abundant, readily available, often in wholesale quantities.
C: Common, always available. Occasionally in quantity.
R1: Usually available without a long delay. Difficult to find in quantity.
R2: Scarce to rare, less seldom available.
R3: Rare. Difficult to find.
R4: Very rare. Demand outstrips supply, and specimens, when available are often eagerly sought.
R5: Extremely rare and seldom available. Collector may have to search for a few years to locate one.
R6: Of the highest rarity. Very difficult to obtain.
R7: Almost never available. Most collectors will not have a chance to acquire these pieces.
R8: Never been on the market. Almost impossible to obtain.
R*: Not available for collections.

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