Medal of Zhukov

Medal of Zhukov
Medal of Zhukov (obverse)
TypeState decoration
Awarded forBravery, selflessness and personal courage in fighting for the protection of the Motherland.[1]
Presented by Russian Federation
EligibilityMembers of the armed forces[1]
EstablishedMay 9, 1994[2]
Ribbon of the Medal of Zhukov
Precedence
Next (higher)Medal of Ushakov
Next (lower)Medal of Nesterov
Reverse of the Medal of Zhukov. Pre 2010 variant.
Reverse of the Medal of Zhukov. Post 2010 variant.

The Medal of Zhukov (Russian: медаль Жукова) is a state award of the Russian Federation initially awarded to veterans of the Great Patriotic War but now awarded to serving members of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. It is named in honour of Marshal of the Soviet Union Georgy Zhukov, the most decorated general in the history of the Soviet Union.

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