Description
Medal for the Defense of the Caucasus
Variation 1 with a separately soldered eyelet
Made of brass. The medal measures 32.20 mm in diameter, 37.64 mm in height including its eyelet and weighs 16.6 grams without its suspension.
In excellent condition with light wear on both sides only and much of the original luster still present. The details of the raised lettering and hammer and sickle on its reverse are still crisp and perfectly visible. The double layer suspension is time period to the medal and its connection ring has been been cut.
Awarded to all Soviet military and civilians who participated in the defense of the Caucasus region during WW2 between July 1942 and 9 October 1943.Â
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