Watch List notes:

Russia Medal 1945 The medal "For the capture of Koenigsberg" 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: in the center there is an inscription "FOR TAKING KENIGSBERG" at the top above the inscription there is a five-pointed star with diverging rays and a laurel branch below. The front side of the coin is bordered by a side. On the reverse side of the coin the date of the capture of Koenigsberg: "April 10 1945" above the date is a five-pointed asterisk. 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. The tape consists of five stripes alternating among themselves: three black and two green. The edges of the ribbon are bordered by narrow green stripes.