Silver, gold and copper alloy (Soviet "375 gold", equivalent to approx. 9 K gold content) with 23 K gold plating. Measures 26.1 mm diameter, 2.2 mm thick; weighs 11.1 g. Features the Soviet military emblem of star with hammer & sickle, a book, and a wreath. The raised inscription along the top edge reads "Armed Forces of the USSR". The reverse is inscribed in raised font "For Graduating from a Military Academy with Honors".

In excellent, near mint condition. Shows no wear detectable by the naked eye; the details and stippling are pristine and beautifully defined. Complet

Silver, gold and copper alloy (Soviet "375 gold", equivalent to approx. 9 K gold content) with 23 K gold plating. Measures 26.1 mm diameter, 2.2 mm thick; weighs 11.1 g. Features the Soviet military emblem of star with hammer & sickle, a book, and a wreath. The raised inscription along the top edge reads "Armed Forces of the USSR". The reverse is inscribed in raised font "For Graduating from a Military Academy with Honors".

In excellent, near mint condition. Shows no wear detectable by the naked eye; the details and stippling are pristine and beautifully defined. Completely free of the common edge knocks or nicks from gold testing.

Issued to graduates of higher military colleges and academies for achieving excellent GPA. The gold medal was originally established in 1950; its early versions had the profile of Stalin and the name of the particular school that issued it. In 1959, at the peak of the "de- Stalinization campaign" launched by Khrushchev, it was replaced with a generic gold graduation medal which no longer showed Stalin's portrait or identified the school.

/Avers 8 p. 503, fig. 2415 - note that the date of the institution of the "generic" medal shown in the book is incorrect/.

Please note, the penny in our photo is for size reference.
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