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Medal - KGB / FSB Veteran
| Location | Russia |
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| Composition | Gilt bronze |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a central shield-shaped cartouche bearing a bust portrait in relief, identified as Felix Dzerzhinsky, founder of the Soviet secret police. The cartouche is surrounded by a multi-pointed star with red enamel points and radiating rays, flanked by crossed sword and torch motifs, with a blue enamel banner inscribed with the abbreviations КГБ ФСБ. A scroll banner at the base of the field carries the legend ВЕТЕРАН СЛУЖБЫ. |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
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| Reverse description | The plain reverse field bears a five-pointed star with hammer and sickle at the top, below which the famous Dzerzhinsky motto is inscribed in bold Cyrillic relief text across four lines. A facsimile signature of Ф. Дзержинский appears in cursive relief at the base of the field. |
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