At the forefront in the lower half of the obverse, the relief images of a helmeted Red Army soldier (nearest), a sailor (middle) and a worker (farthest), all three with rifles at the ready. In the background of the entire obverse, the relief outline of the Leningrad Admiralty building. Along the upper circumference of the medal, the relief inscription in prominent letters `FOR DEFENCE OF LENINGRAD` (Russian: «ЗА ОБОРОНУ ЛЕНИНГРАДА»).
Obverse lettering
ЗА
ОБОРОНУ ЛЕНИНГРАДА
Obverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse description
On the reverse near the top, the relief image of the hammer and sickle, below the image, the relief inscription in three rows `FOR OUR SOVIET MOTHERLAND` (Russian: «ЗА НАШУ СОВЕТСКУЮ РОДИНУ»).
Reverse lettering
ЗА НАШУ
СОВЕТСКУЮ
РОДИНУ (Translation: For our Soviet Motherland)
