Institution | December 27, 1938 |
Statute | The Medal for Conspisious Labour was istituted for the outstanding achievements of construction, agriculture, science and engineering, for the great contribution to the victory and struggle against enemy.
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History | More than 44,000 Medals were awarded during the Great Patriotic War, and in all of 2 millions to 1977. |
Description | Inscription in Russian "USSR" with a crossed hammer and sikle in the centre. Below: "For Cospicuous in Labour" (in Russian). |
Literature | Kolesnikov-Rojkov, 1978 (p. 118-119); Kuznetsov, 2002 (p. 368); |
