Watch List notes:

Russia Medal 1944 The "For the Defense of the Caucasus" medal is made of brass and has the shape of a regular circle with a diameter of 32 mm. The front side of the coin depicts Elbrus. At the bottom of the mountain there are oil rigs and a group of moving tanks. Above the mountain peaks silhouettes of airplanes can be seen. The inscription "FOR THE DEFENSE OF THE CAUCASUS" is in the upper part of the coin around the circumference. The front side of the medal is bordered by a curly rim which depicts clusters of grapes and flowers. At the top of the rim is a five-pointed sprocket. At the bottom of the rim there is a ribbon with the letters "USSR" and an image of a sickle and a hammer between them. On the back of the coin is the inscription "FOR OUR SOVIET HOMELAND". Above the inscription is an image of a sickle and a hammer.
All inscriptions and images on the medal are convex. The medal with the help of an eye and a ring is connected to a pentagonal block covered with a silk moire ribbon of olive color 24 mm wide. In the middle of the ribbon are two white strips 2 mm wide separated by an olive strip of the same width. On the edges of the tape are blue strips 2.5 mm wide each .