The medal Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR

The medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR" (Russian Медаль "Ветеран Вооруженных Сил СССР") was a state and military award of the USSR, which on 20 May it was founded in 1976 in one stage. The medal was awarded to more than 400,000 individuals. Other sources designate a number of awarding more than 800,000
The coin has a diameter of 32 mm, made ​​of brass and is silver plated. She shows her medal obverse at the top edge of the hammer and sickle, in which a 13 mm large enameled red star is shown. Including the country code CCCP is to read, beneath which, a leftist Loorbeerzweig to see. The subsequent semi-circular layout waving banner shows the transcription Ветеран Вооруженных Сил. Together with the overlying CCCP results in the award veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR. The reverse of the coin is kept smooth and empty. The medal was worn on the left side of the upper chest Beliehenen on a gray pentagonal clasp whose left hem, the color combination of red (3 mm) - has red (1 mm) - Grey (2 mm). The right hem shows the band colors of Glory Order of alternating orange (1 mm) - Black (1 mm) - Orange (1 mm) - Black (1 mm) - Orange (1 mm) - Black (1 mm) - Orange (2 mm ).