Russia, Soviet Union. A Medal For Combat Service, Type I (Medal "For Battle Merit") Hold the man standing upon a

the man standing upon a two-tiered circular base

gilt loss evident on the insignia

and the introduction year (1941)

where he flew with Oswald Boelcke and Max Immelmann

but together with Magna Carta and the Bill of Rights

Russia, Soviet Union. A Medal For Combat Service, Type I (Medal "For Battle Merit") Hold the man standing upon a( ). Instituted in 1938. In silver, number impressed "114674" on the reverse,measuring 32. 2 mm (w) x 38 mm (h), the red enamelling on "CCCP" having been lost to time, contact marks, suspended from a ribboned rectangular hanger with screwback, fine. Footnote: Medal for Combat Service was a Soviet military medal awarded for "combat action resulting in a military success", "courageous defense of the state borders", or "successful military and political