Defence of Leningrad Medal “Polished Sky” Variation Short Horizon

[rt77]

Hi everyone, thought I’d share a recent addition to my collection - a rare “Polished Sky” variation of the Defence of Leningrad Medal with short horizon. There are various theories on why these polished sky medals exist e.g. made for high ranking officers. The medal including the connecting ring is heavily gold plated and really stands out next to a normal Leningrad medal. The last photo shows the Polished Sky Variation on the left and a normal medal on the right.

[Marcel Banziger]

Very, very nice! That is the last campaign medal missing from my collection. I do have the long horizon version myself from this "Polished sky" variation: