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Thanks a lot for showing. This could very well be a "polished sky" indeed because other pics I've seen from a Leningrad medal in wear never show the sky so shiny. So I think you're spot on. Thanks a...

Thanks Igor for more in detail explaining the document.

Dom, do you have a picture of that engraving on the pentagonal side? (I guess the suspensionblock is meant with pentagonal side?)

I completely agree.

There's the difficulty yes. It looks like the majority thinks the short horizon is the first version. But if this "polished sky" would be the very first version, before the regular version, than the...

I also only recently learned about the existence of this rare variation. And information is very hard to find and opinions are still all over the place as to why and when these were made. I actually...

I wanna add a photo taken at an angle which shows well the shiny sky (which makes this variation so attractive):

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Yesterday I received my Defense of Leningrad wide horizon, so called "Polished sky" variation medal. I've been doing some research but still very little is known of this variation and among...