The Medal was awarded to "officers, warrant officers and soldiers of the People's Army and the Ministry of Internal Affairs for display of valor in battle against the enemies of Albania, in military operations or in defense of the frontiers or against spies and other enemies of the nation". The majority of the awards were related to WW2 actions. The medal was first issued in 1945 it became obsolete at some point between 1965 and 1982. There are two versions of this medal, this is the later version with 8 leaves around the medal. It has double brass suspension, this is scarce Medal with less than 3000 issued