Medal "For Courage" (Russia)

Medal "For Courage" (Medal "For Valour")
Medal "For Courage"
TypeState Decoration
Awarded forCourage displayed: in combat
Presented by Russian Federation
 Soviet Union
EligibilityCitizens of the Russian Federation
StatusActive
Established17 October 1938
First awarded1938
Ribbon of the Medal "For Courage"
Precedence
Next (higher)Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" 2nd Class
Next (lower)Medal of Suvorov

The Medal "For Courage" or Medal "For Valour" (Russian: Медаль «За отвагу») is a state decoration of the Russian Federation that was retained from the Soviet awards system following the dissolution of the USSR.