Medal for Labour Valour

E51527

The Medal for Labour Valour was a Soviet civilian award given to individuals for outstanding achievements in labor, productivity, and contributions to the national economy and culture.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Soviet decoration
civilian award
state award
appliesToJurisdiction Soviet Union
awardFor contributions to culture
contributions to the national economy
high productivity
outstanding achievements in labour
awardingCriteria achievements in science and culture contributing to the national economy
fulfilment and over-fulfilment of production plans
improvement of product quality
introduction of new technology and methods
long-term conscientious work
category Soviet labour awards
Soviet medals
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union
dateOfEstablishment 1938-12-27
discontinuedInPractice 1991
eligibility Soviet citizens
foreign citizens
establishedBy Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
hasMotto ТРУД В СССР — ДЕЛО ДОБЛЕСТИ (Labour in the USSR is a matter of valour)
ТРУД В СССР — ДЕЛО СЛАВЫ (Labour in the USSR is a matter of glory)
ТРУД В СССР — ДЕЛО ЧЕСТИ (Labour in the USSR is a matter of honour)
higherAward Order of the Red Banner of Labour
languageOfInscription Russian
locatedInTimePeriod Soviet era
materialUsed silver
obverseDesign hammer and sickle emblem
inscription "USSR" (СССР)
presentedBy Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
relatedAward Hero of Socialist Labour
Medal for Distinguished Labour
Order of Lenin
reverseDesign inscription for serial number
ribbonColor purple
ribbonFeature two longitudinal dark blue stripes
shape circular
status no longer awarded
symbolizes recognition of exemplary labour in the Soviet Union
typicalRecipients artists
collective farm workers
engineers
scientists
workers
usedBy USSR government

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Soviet system of orders, medals and titles
includesMedal
Medal for Labour Valour ("Medal for Distinguished Labour")
relatedAward

Please wait…