Medal For the Capture of Budapest (Var-3)

The Medal "For the Capture of Budapest (Russian Медаль" За взятие Будапешта ") was a Soviet award during the Second World War during the Battle of Budapest, which led to the conquest of Budapest by the Red Army. Your foundation through Joseph Stalin in 1945. The award was presented to all those members of the Red Army, between the 20th December 1944 and 15 February 1945 participated honorably in the liberation of Budapest. As of 1995, the medal was awarded to approximately 362,000 people.
Stylish look and manner
The bronze medal on their obverse shows two crossed below, upward curved, quarter-circular bay and open branches which are connected at their lower intersection with hammer and sickle. Center the inscription За взятие Будапешта is (for the taking of Budapest) to read about the Soviet one star is. The reverse depicts the three-line inscription: 9 / Февраля / 1945, (9 February 1945), the date of the taking of Budapest. In a Soviet star is also shown. The medal was worn on the left side of the upper chest Beliehenen of an elongated pentagonal fabric-covered buckle, the basic color is yellow. In this band a deep blue center stripe is perpendicular woven. The accompanying interim clip is of the same nature.The medal is worn on the upper left side of the chest Beliehenen to an elongated pentagonal fabric-covered buckle, the basic color is gray. His collar is blue. The accompanying interim clip is of the same nature. The look of today's medal has been virtually unchanged, only the CCCP inscription has been erased from the obverse.