Reverse shows writing along the edge, "To a participant of National Liberation Movement" and, in the center, the list of faraway places where Soviets troops were involved over the years: Spain, North Korea, Cuba, Middle East, Vietnam, Afghanistan.

Established in 1998 and awarded to surviving participants of all Soviet interventions, this is one of the "alternative medals" issued by the Communist-run Congress of People's Deputies of the USSR - legislative body of the Soviet Union that continued to operate even years after the Soviet Union's collapse! Naturally, these medals never got approved by the President of Russia and never became a part of the official award system. As far as we know, they are currently banned in Russia.