Russia, Soviet Union. A Partisan Medal, I Class, Wartime Dated Example Archive measuring 212 mm x 131

measuring 212 mm x 131 mm (folded)

The battle also exposed critical problems with the suitability and performance of Allied equipment

until May 5

Each tab measures 40 mm (w) x 60 mm (l)

Together with the miniature of the medal

Russia, Soviet Union. A Partisan Medal, I Class, Wartime Dated Example Archive measuring 212 mm x 131Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon affixed to a pentagonal backplate, the obverse bearing leftward facing profiles of Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin, situated above a banner bearing a sickle and hammer flanked by initials (USSR), and circumscribed by an inscription of (TO A PARTISAN OF THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR), the reverse bearing an inscription of (FOR OUR SOVIET MOTHERLAND), topped by a sickle and hammer