Russia Medal 1947-1980 The "For Courage" medal has the shape of a regular circle with a diameter of 37 mm. On the front side of the coin in the upper part are three aircraft flying one after another in a left upward direction. The wingspan of the first aircraft is 7 mm. the second - 4 mm. the third - 3 mm. Below the aircraft is placed in two lines the inscription "FOR Courage" under which is shown a tank 10 mm wide 6 mm long. At the bottom of the coin is the inscription "USSR". The width of the inscription is 9 mm. The height of the two center letters is 3.5 mm the height of the outermost letters is 2.5 mm. All images on the medal are embossed inscriptions are depressed covered with ruby-red enamel. The deepening of the letters of the inscriptions is 1 mm. The front side of the coin is bordered with a side 0.75 mm wide and 0.25 mm high. The medal is made of 925 sterling silver. The total weight of silver in the medal (as of September 18 1975) is 25.802 ± 1.3 g. The total weight of the medal without a pad is 27.930 ± 1.52 g. №3238656