Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Soviet Militia"

Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Soviet Militia"
Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Soviet Militia" (obverse)
TypeCommemorative medal
Awarded forExcellence and long service in the Russian Militia
Presented by Soviet Union
EligibilityCitizens of the Soviet Union
StatusNo longer awarded
EstablishedNovember 20, 1967
Total409,150
Ribbon of the Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Soviet Militia"
Reverse of the Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Soviet Militia"
Head of the East German Stasi Erich Mielke, a recipient of the Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Soviet Militia"

The Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Soviet Militia" (Russian: Юбилейная медаль «50 лет советской милиции») was a state commemorative medal of the Soviet Union established by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on November 20, 1967[1] to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the creation of the Soviet Militia, it was mainly awarded to deserving members of the state police. Its statute was amended on July 18, 1980 by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet.[2]

  1. ^ "Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of November 20, 1967" (in Russian). Legal Library of the USSR. 1967-11-20. Retrieved 2012-02-29.
  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 2012-02-29.