Russia, Soviet Union. A Medal For the Restoration of the Black Metallurgy Enterprises of the South, with Award Card visually-hidden with a red wool backer

with a red wool backer and a horizontal ribbon bar pinback

chipping and repair evident in the white enamels on the reverse centrepiece and on the arms on both sides

Inset into the obverse of the handle is a detailed bronze Czechoslovak coat of arms

Unmarked - In silvered tombac

Navy Admiral Almirante Tamandaré Merit Medal (Medalha de Mérito Almirante Almirante Tamandaré da Marinha)

Russia, Soviet Union. A Medal For the Restoration of the Black Metallurgy Enterprises of the South, with Award Card visually-hidden with a red wool backerConstructed of gilded brass, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon affixed to a pentagonal backplate, unmarked, measuring 32. 33 mm in diameter, accompanied by its original award card, constructed of card stock, the interior bearing a handwritten dedication to Yuri Vasilievich Yandovsky, dated 25 February 1950, measuring 8 cm (w) x 10. 5 cm (h), in extremely fine condition.