The medal For faultless service 10 jears (KGB Var-2)

The medal "For faultless service " (Russian Медаль « За безупречную службу ") was a military decoration of the former Soviet Union , which on 14 September 1957 was initially sponsored by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR in two , later three classes. The III . Class was to be regarded as the highest. The award of the medal was made to the members of three armed forces of the USSR. Thus the troops of the Interior, the organs of state security forces and the USSR, and from 25 January 1958 also to the members of the Armed Forces of the USSR .
The medals of all classes have a diameter of 32 mm and are made of non-ferrous metal (early pieces of the first class of silver ) . The first class is made ​​of silver or silver-plated , silver-plated and gilded the class II and III . Class gilded. Designer of the medals was N. I Moskalev . The obverse of the coin shows the middle class I. a dominant red star with hammer and sickle on a jet formations , the . During the II and III Class is golden. The symbolism of this is enclosed below two crossed laurel branches upturned open . The reverse of all medals in the four- centered shows inscription : За 10/15/20 Лет безупречной службы ( for 10, 15 or 20 years of trouble free service) as well as a transcription , depending on the awarded area is different . In the armed forces of the USSR , for example, it is Вооруженные силы СССР ( Armed Forces of the USSR) . In addition, there are also a variety of other transcriptions , and even names of the individual republics . Still others Medals have no inscription or subject to permanent modifications during their history in the text.

The medal was worn on the left side of the upper chest Beliehenen on a pentagonal red clip with a 2 mm wide green border . In the band of the first class a 2 mm vertical yellow center stripe is woven in the center , the . During the two class II and III in the Class consists of three yellow stripes that are each 2 mm apart . The interim clip is of the same nature .
Ministry of Defence Medal.

MEDAL OF PUBLIC SAFETY. The appearance of the front of the medal "For Distinguished Service" KGB was different from all the other options and the types of medals of any of its agencies to establish. Only the coin of the KGB in the lower part of the obverse, between the lower points in the star, located Roman numerals "XX", "XV" or "X" in the I, II and III medals, respectively. On the reverse is placed in the center of a three-line inscription "for the excellent service." At the bottom of the reverse - a small five-pointed star. Convex rim around the circumference of the reverse coin missing.
Medal degree I had two options.
Option 1. The medal is made of silver. This option was handed over to the years 1960-65