| Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" | |
|---|---|
 Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" (obverse) | |
| Type | Jubilee medal |
| Awarded for | Military service on February 28, 1978 |
| Presented by |  Soviet Union |
| Eligibility | Citizens of the Soviet Union |
| Status | No longer awarded |
| Established | January 28, 1978 |
| Total | 10,723,340 |
 Ribbon of the Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" | |
The Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" (Russian: Юбилейная медаль «60 лет Вооружённых Сил СССР») was a state military commemorative medal of the Soviet Union established and bestowed to military personnel to denote the sixtieth anniversary of the creation of the armed forces of the Soviet Union. It was established on January 28, 1978[1] by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. Its statute was amended by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on July 18, 1980.[2]
- ^ "Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of January 28, 1978" (in Russian). Legal Library of the USSR. 1978-01-28. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
- ^ "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 2012-03-02.