Watch List notes:

Russia Medal 1944 "For the Defense of Moscow".The medal "For the Defense of Moscow" is made of brass and has the shape of a regular circle with a diameter of 32 mm. On the front side of the coin is the Kremlin wall. Against the backdrop of the Kremlin wall. the T-34 tank with a group of soldiers on it is depicted. On the left side of the coin there is a tower image of the monument to Minin and Pozharsky and on the right side of the coin. Above the Kremlin wall you can see the dome of the Government building with a flag a sickle and a hammer on the flag. Above the dome are silhouettes of aircraft. At the top of the coin around the circumference is the inscription "FOR MOSCOW DEFENSE". At the bottom of the coin is a laurel wreath around the circumference. at the lower ends of the branches there is a five-pointed star. The front side of the coin is bordered by a convex side. On the back of the coin is the inscription "FOR OUR SOVIET HOMELAND". A sickle and a hammer are depicted above the inscription. All inscriptions and images on the medal are convex.
The medal is connected with an eye and a ring to a pentagonal block covered with a silk moire ribbon 24 mm wide. On the tape are three longitudinal olive strips 5 mm wide each and two red strips 4 mm wide each. The edges of the tape are edged with narrow red stripes .