JUBILEE
MEDALS
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| 15 years Irreproachable Service
in the Armed Forces of the USSR 2nd Class |
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 The medal "For Impeccable Service"
Second class (Ìåäàëü «Çà áåçóïðå÷íóþ ñëóæáó» âòîðîé ñòåïåíè
Medal «Za bezuprechnuju sluzhbu»
vtoroj stepeni) was instituted on 25 January 1958 and was awarded for 15 years of service. It is the second most common of the three (1st class for 20 years was most common and 3rd class for 10 years the most rare as in the first 10 years few were "impeccable" or "faultless" individuals while after twenty years and closer to pension the system was more "tolerant" of them). Irreproachable service medals were issued by the Soviet Armed Forces (most common), but also by the Ministry of interior (also at the republican level), for several years also by the Ministry of public order (MOOP) and by the KGB. All were distinguishable by the text on the reverse side, except the KGB issue that are unattributed.
Common
alluminium suspension, undocumented but in very nice condition.
The 20 years medal is made of silver (left) and is rated R2,
the 15 years (center) is R1 and the 10 years (right) has a
C rating.
Ribbon:
| A | Abundant,
readily available, often in wholesale quantities. | | C | Common,
always available. Occasionally in quantity. | | R1 | Usually
available without a long delay. Difficult to find in quantity. |
| R2 | Scarce
to rare, less seldom available. | | R3 | Rare.
Difficult to find. | | R4 | Very
rare. Demand outstrips supply, and specimens, when available are often eagerly
sought. | | R5 | Extremely
rare and seldom available. Collector may have to search for a few years to locate
one. | | R6 | Of
the highest rarity. Very difficult to obtain. | | R7 | Almost
never available. Most collectors will not have a chance to acquire these pieces. |
| R8 | Never
been on the market. Almost impossible to obtain. |
| R* | Not
available for collections. |
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