Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy"

Jubilee Medal
"30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy"
Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy" (obverse)
TypeJubilee medal
Awarded forMilitary service on February 22, 1948
Presented by Soviet Union
EligibilityCitizens of the Soviet Union
StatusNo longer awarded
EstablishedFebruary 22, 1948
Total3,710,920
Ribbon of the Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy"
Reverse of the Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy"

The Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy" (Russian: Юбилейная медаль «30 лет Советской Армии и Флота») was a state military commemorative medal of the Soviet Union established on February 22, 1948 by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR[1] to denote the thirtieth anniversary of the creation of the Soviet Armed Forces. Its statute was later amended by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of July 18, 1980.[2]

  1. ^ "Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of February 22, 1948" (in Russian). Legal Library of the USSR. 1948-02-22. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
  2. ^ "Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of July 18, 1980 № 2523-X" (in Russian). Legal Library of the USSR. 1980-07-18. Retrieved 2012-03-01.