Lenin's Centenary Medal, Variation 3 (issue to a foreigner), with original fitted issue case.

In gilded brass; medallion measures 32.1 mm wide, 3.1 mm thick at the edge. Unlike the common issues to Soviet citizens, the writing on the reverse of this version of the medal does not specify whether it is for military achievements or for valiant labor. Medallion is. Maker marked suspension device. The case is in red plastic with a nest for the medal and translucent cover.

The medal is in excellent, near mint condition. The case shows minor wear and a couple of hairline cracks to the translucent lid but still sound and solid, very good and presentable overall.

Very small number of these medals (reportedly, a total of 5000) were issued to foreign WW 2 veterans and Communist leaders who attended Lenin's 100th anniversary celebration in Moscow in 1970.


$650.00