A fine original Soviet Medal for "40 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945". Very good condition, no major damage or finish loss. Typical late-Soviet aluminum mount with working pin and catch on the reverse. 
 
The Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" was a state commemorative medal of the Soviet Union established on April 12, 1985, by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR to denote the fortieth anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.