| Location | Soviet Union |
| Year | 1942 |
| Type | Award medals/Military awards |
| Composition | Brass |
| Weight | |
| Diameter | 32 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Round with a loop |
| Technique | |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Edge | Plain |
| Period | |
| Notice | N.I. Moskalyov |
| Reference(s) |
| Obverse description | On its obverse, a row of five overlapping fully equipped soldiers with their rifles at the ready marching to the left, above the two rightmost soldiers, the Soviet flag waving; above the others, tanks and combat aircraft also pointing to the left. At the top in the center, a relief five pointed star, on either side of the star along the upper medal circumference, the relief inscription `FOR THE DEFENSE OF STALINGRAD` (Russian: «ЗА ОБОРОНУ СТАЛИНГРАДА»). |
| Obverse lettering | ЗА
ОБОРОНУ СТАЛИНГРАДА (Translation: For the Defence of Stalingrad) |
| 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) |
| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
| Engraver | |
| Mintage | ND (1942) - - |
| Catalog ID | 6638401280 |
| Comments |
