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Soviet Medal (HonoraryBadge) in Commemoration 70th Anniversary of the Soviet Foreign IntelligenceService, 1990 issue.
Thisis GUARANTEED 100% ORIGINAL medal made at the Soviet Mint in 1990 and issued toone of the veteran officers of Soviet KGB foreign intelligence or GRU militaryintelligence. Unlike most “Russian Spy” stuff on the market, this is NOT asouvenir, replica, of fantasy piece!
Thisis a very high-quality award made in brass with nickel plating and enamels. Thependant measures 36.1 mm tall (including the eyelet), 34.4 mm wide; overallheight of the medal including the suspension is approximately 51 mm. The redband around the center medallion with the globe shows letters \"INOPGU\" and dates \"1920-1990\". The abbreviations stand forИностранный Отдел (Foreign Department [of NKVD]) and Первое Главное Управление(First Main Directorate), the names of the service used in different years ofits existence. There is raised circular logo of the Moscow Mint on the reverseof the suspension device. The ribbon is in royal blue, a traditional color ofthe Soviet state security and intelligence agencies. The medal is in excellent,near mint condition.
Thismedal of the Soviet intelligence (or more precisely, a badge according to theSoviet hierarchy of awards) was established just before the collapse of theSoviet Union. Relatively few were ever issued, exclusively to the veterans ofthe service. If you want a Soviet medal once possibly owned by a real Sovietspy, this would be the one to get!