Mongolian WW2 Medal FOR VICTORY OVER JAPAN #31469 Russian Soviet

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Mongolian WW2 Medal FOR VICTORY OVER JAPAN #31469 Russian Soviet
GUARANTEED 100% ORIGINAL Medal issued in 1940s to a participant of combat against Japan in the summer of 1945. This is NOT a replica or recent reissue!
Like all the other important Mongolian awards of the period, this medal was made in the Soviet Union for the Mongolian government. Unlike most other Mongolian orders and medals however, the Medal for Victory over Japan was produced not by the Soviet Mint but by the Moscow Artists Cooperative Workshop, a factory that also manufactured many of the Soviet WW2 badges.  The medal shows typical quality of this factory’s production: somewhat rugged compared to mint but solid and very attractive. Both the medallion and suspension device are in solid brass with fire gilt finish and “hot baked” enamels. There is a stamped individual serial number to the reverse. Medallion measures 42.2 mm tall (incl. eyelet), 39.8 mm wide. This is the first version of the medal featuring relatively flat reverse.
The Mongolian Medal for Victory over Japan was issued primarily to Mongolian participants of the battles against Japan in the last weeks of WW2 and also to some of the Soviets. Unlike the Soviet medal however, Mongolian award is very scarce: only slightly over 60000 were ever made of both of its versions combined – a tiny number compared with the Soviet Medal for Victory over Japan.
The medal is VERY GOOD condition, especially for a Mongolian award of WW2 era. There are some scratches and a couple of tiny flakes to enamel on the suspension device, but no penetrating chips or repairs. The white and red enamel  in the center medallion likewise has surface rubbing and tiny, almost unnoticeable flakes,  otherwise intact.  The original fire gilt finish on the obverse of the medallion is well preserved and bright. The reverse has some minor blemishes  but overall looks good, with most of the gilt present. The suspension device has fully functional original screw post and includes original screw plate marked "Moscow Artists Cooperative".