Medal "For the victory over Japan"

Description

Medal description The medal "For the victory over Japan" is made of brass and has the shape of a regular circle with a diameter of 32 mm. On the obverse of the medal there is a profile bust image of the Generalissimo of the Soviet Union I. V. Stalin, turned to the right. In the upper part of the medal along the circumference there is an inscription “FOR VICTORY OVER JAPAN”. On the reverse side of the medal there is an inscription in two lines "SEPTEMBER 3, 1945", above which there is a five-pointed asterisk.
All inscriptions and images on the medal are convex. The medal is connected with an eyelet and a ring to a pentagonal block covered with a silk moire ribbon 24 mm wide. There is a wide red stripe in the middle of the ribbon, on either side of it: one white stripe, one red stripe each, and one narrow white stripe each. The edges of the ribbon are bordered with narrow yellow stripes