Back "Moskvanın 800 illik xatirəsinə" medalı Azerbaijani «Мәскәүҙең 800 йыллығы иҫтәлегенә» миҙалы Bashkir Медаль «У памяць 800-годдзя Масквы» Byelorussian Medalla del 800è Aniversari de Moscou Catalan Pamětní medaile 800. výročí Moskvy Czech Medalla Conmemorativa del 800.º Aniversario de Moscú Spanish Medaglia commemorativa per l'800º anniversario di Mosca Italian Medaille ter Herinnering aan de Achthonderdste Verjaardag van Moskou Dutch Medal „W upamiętnieniu 800-lecia Moskwy” Polish Медаль «В память 800-летия Москвы» Russian
| Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow" | |
|---|---|
 Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow" (obverse) | |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
| Awarded for | Wartime and peacetime service to the city of Moscow |
| Presented by |  Soviet Union |
| Eligibility | Citizens of the Soviet Union |
| Status | No longer awarded |
| Established | September 20, 1947 |
| Total | 1,733,400 |
 Ribbon of the Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow" | |
The Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow" (Russian: Медаль «В память 800-летия Москвы») was a state commemorative medal of the Soviet Union established by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on September 20, 1947[1] and bestowed to prominent Soviet citizens and veterans in commemoration of the 800th anniversary of the first Russian reference to Moscow, dating to 1147 when Yuri Dolgorukiy called upon the prince of the Novgorod-Severski to "come to me, brother, to Moscow".[2] Its statute was amended by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on July 17, 1980.[3]
- ^ "Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of September 20, 1947" (in Russian). Legal Library of the USSR. 1947-09-20. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
- ^ Comins-Richmond, Walter. "The History of Moscow". Occidental College. Archived from the original on 2006-05-17. Retrieved 2006-07-03.
- ^ "Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of July 18, 1980 № 2523-X" (in Russian). Legal Library of the USSR. 1980-07-18. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
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