Established 25 January 1958, by the Ministry of Defense, USSR Minister of Internal Affairs (MVD), and Chairman of the USSR State Security Committee (KGB). Originally, Soviet awards such as the Order of the Red Star were given to commemorate length of service. These medals were established to reinforce the significance and importance of a length of service award, while keeping the higher awards reserved for uncommon deeds of valor. These medals were departmental, each having issued their own length of service award, with different legends on the reverse. |
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Irreproachable Service in the Armed Forces of the USSR (Ministry of Defense) |
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20 Years Variation 1 R2 |
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20 Years Variation 2 R2 |
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20 Years Variation 3 R4 |
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15 Years R1 |
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10 Years C |
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Irreproachable Service in the Armed Forces of the USSR (KGB) |
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20 Years Type 1 Variation 1 R2 |
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20 Years Type 1 Variation 2 R2 |
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15 Years Type 1 R2 |
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10 Years Type 1 R2 |
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20 Years Type 2 Variation 1 R3 |
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Roman numeral "XX" on front. Silver. Star in the center is red-enameled. full obverse pic detail pic  |
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20 Years Type 2 Variation 2 R3 |
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Roman numeral "XX" on front. Silver-plated brass. Star in the center is red-enameled. full obverse pic detail pic |
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15 Years Type 2 R3 |
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Roman numeral "XV" on front. Silver-plated brass. Star in center is gold-plated. full obverse pic detail pic |
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10 Years Type 2 R3 |
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Irreproachable Service in the Armed Forces of the USSR (MVD & MOOP) Note: in 1962, MVD name was changed to MOOP. |
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20 Years Type 1 Variation 1 R2 |
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20 Years Type 1 Variation 2 R2 |
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MVD USSR on reverse. Silver-plated brass. Star in center is red-enameled. full obverse pic detail pic |
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15 Years Type 1 R2 |
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MVD USSR on reverse. Silver-plated brass. Star in center is gold-plated. full obverse pic detail pic |
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10 Years Type 1 R2 |
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20 Years Type 2 R3 |
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Letters MVD and abbreviation of one of 15 Soviet Republics stamped on reverse. Silver. Star in center is red-enameled. (RSFSR shown) detail pic |
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15 Years Type 2 R3 |
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Letters MVD and abbreviation of one of 15 Soviet Republics stamped on reverse. Silver-plated brass. Star in center is gold-plated. (RSFSR shown) full obverse pic detail pic |
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10 Years Type 2 R3 |
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Letters MVD and abbreviation of one of 15 Soviet Republics stamped on reverse. Gold-plated brass. (RSFSR shown) detail pic |
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20 Years Type 3 R3 |
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Letters MOOP and abbreviation of one of 15 Soviet Republics stamped on reverse. Silver. Star in center is red-enameled. (Republic of Moldova shown) full obverse pic detail pic |
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15 Years Type 3 R3 |
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Letters MOOP and abbreviation of one of 15 Soviet Republics stamped on reverse. Silver-plated brass. Star in center is gold-plated. (Republic of Moldova shown) full obverse pic detail pic |
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10 Years Type 3 R3 |
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Letters MOOP and abbreviation of one of 15 Soviet Republics stamped on reverse. Gold-plated brass. (Republic of Ukraine shown ) full obverse pic detail pic |
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20 Years Type 4 Variation 1 R3 |
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20 Years Type 4 Variation 2 R3 |
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MOOP Version. Same as variation 1 except has Cyrillic letters for MOOP only at 6 o'clock position. Silver. Star in center is red-enameled. full obverse pic detail pic |
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15 Years Type 4 Variation 1 R3 |
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15 Years Type 4 Variation 2 R3 |
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Same as variation 1 except has Cyrillic letters for MOOP only at 6 o'clock position. Silver-plated brass. Star in center is gold-plated. full obverse pic detail pic |
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10 Years Type 4 Variation 1 R3 |
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10 Years Type 4 Variation 2 R3 |
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