The Medal In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow

The Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" (Russian: Медаль «В память 850-летия Москвы») is a state commemorative medal of the Russian Federation created to denote the 850th anniversary of the city of Moscow. It was established on February 26, 1997 by Presidential Decree № 132. Its statute was defined on March 21, 1997 by Presidential Decree 223.
The Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" is a 32 mm in diameter circular brass medal. Its obverse bears the image of Saint George on horseback spearing a dragon. On the left side of the obverse, following the medal circumference, the relief inscription "Moscow 850" (Russian: Москва 850). On the reverse, a laurel wreath over the entire circumference save the very top, in its center the inscription in relief "1147" over the inscription "1997".

The medal is suspended by a ring through the award's suspension loop to a standard Russian pentagonal mount covered with an 24 mm wide overlapping red silk moiré ribbon with 2 mm wide white, blue and red stripes on the right edge