When I.V.S. in 1945 the USSR had school medals. The gold medal was a real, full-fledged medal made of real gold of a high standard. Like the Golden Star of the Hero of the Soviet Union, like the Order of Lenin! Gold and silver medals were made of 583 standard gold and 925 standard silver, respectively. And this in a weakened, destroyed post-war country!

After Stalin's removal, the fineness first decreases, then the weight, and then gold disappears altogether. The medal becomes simply gilded, like cups and spoons!

Let's look carefully at the composition of the Gold Medal under Stalin and after.

Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic

1945

Gold school medal, model 1945,
583 gold , diameter 32 mm, 18.1 grams .

And this in a weakened, destroyed country!!!

1954

Gold school medal, model 1954,
375 gold , diameter 32 mm, 15.5 grams .

1960

Gold school medal of the 1960 model,
gilding, diameter 40 mm

1977

Gold school medal of the 1977 model,
gilding, diameter 40 mm.

In accordance with the new constitution of the RSFSR, a five-pointed star appeared at the top of the coat of arms.

The same thing happened with the silver medal.

Silver school medal, model 1945, silver, diameter 32 mm.

Silver school medal, model 1954, silver, diameter 32 mm

Silver school medal, model 1960, silver plated, diameter 40 mm.

Silver school medal, model 1985, silver plated, diameter 40 mm.

A gold medal at the end of school is a worthy reward for a student’s hard work. To receive a medal, it is not enough to get straight A's; it is also important to take an active part in school life. What needs to be done to receive a medal, what prospects it opens up in the future, we will tell you in our review article.

The gold medal began its history in Russia in 1828. However, after the October Revolution, the presentation of gold and silver medals was cancelled. She returned in May 1945 thanks to Decree of the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR No. 1247. Until 2012, changes occurred with the gold medal, but they concerned more the external image than the reward of students.

In 2013, the department of the Ministry of Education and Science decided not to award gold medals at the federal level; instead, they issued a certificate with honors, similar in appearance to the gold medal certificate. The right to award medals was left to the regional authorities.

But in 2014, the President of the Russian Federation signed a law that provides for the return of the gold medal to the federal level.

Some students are interested in the question: is it true that it is gold? An interesting fact in the history of the medal: between 1946 and 1954, it was actually cast from 583-carat gold, weighing approximately 10.5 grams.

But what is a modern gold medal made of? The academic honors symbol now consists of an alloy of copper, zinc and nickel. But the coating is made of pure gold weighing 0.3 grams. It is noteworthy that the embossing on the certificate, which is attached to the gold medal, is also made with gold plating.

The design of the medal has also undergone some changes. Now the medal on one side has the inscription “For special achievements in learning,” and on the other side a double-headed eagle has appeared. In 2007, an image of the Russian tricolor appeared under the eagle.

Please note: to make a medal shine, do not rub it with an eraser. This will damage the special varnish layer and the medal will quickly darken.

Conditions under which the award of a medal is guaranteed

1. According to the law, the main and main condition for receiving a medal is the final grade “excellent” obtained in all subjects within the school curriculum in the 10th and 11th grades. In addition, an A must be achieved in all subjects on the final assessment.
2. The decision to award the medal is made by a meeting of the teaching staff and confirmed by the director of the educational institution. Documents for approval are submitted to the local department of the Ministry of Education.
3. If the student received full-time education, it is possible to be exempt from physical education for health reasons. Students studying externally and at home, unfortunately, cannot count on a medal.

These are the basic requirements for a student. But just being an excellent student is not enough. It is at the teachers' council that the decision on awards is made. What can influence a positive decision by teachers?

• As a rule, a teacher loves his job and his subject. Therefore, by showing interest in science, you can gain the teacher’s loyal attitude, attracting certain attention to your person;
• a special “tick” in favor of the medal will be participation in olympiads, both regional, city or regional scale;
• taking an active part in the life of the school, it doesn’t matter what it will be: creative competitions or work as a designer. The attention of not only teachers is attracted, but also of more “senior” staff: the director and head teachers. Participation in sports competitions, speaking for the honor of the school, can serve this purpose;
• It is desirable that there is no re-certification to increase scores during the course of study.

It is naive to believe that by studying “somehow” for 9 years, you can get a gold medal if you tighten up your studies a little. Whatever one may say, the teacher’s opinion about the student has been formed over the years, and it is unlikely that it will be possible to radically change the attitude. The maximum you can achieve is the status of a “promising” student. Therefore, it is necessary to study starting from the 5th grade.

Just recently, a gold medal opened doors to literally all universities in the country. It was enough to pass an interview with the admissions committee. But starting from 2009, medalists are equal to all graduates, and admission to the university is based on the average score of the certificate and the results of the Unified State Examination. The only thing that the medal contributes to is that it will only add priority in choosing between two students with the same average score, and sometimes this is a significant help in the framework of high competitions for admission to a budget place.

A gold medal is not just a reward, it is an incentive to be first, a reality to strengthen your character and demonstrate the qualities of a leader. And also the opportunity to get into a fairy tale by taking part in a real ball for graduates with medals.

Information, addresses, documents, reviews.

New rules for issuing school gold medals.

From 2018, schools will only issue medals if they successfully pass the Unified State Exam. This rule will spread throughout the country and is intended to eliminate cases of biased awarding of gold and silver medals.

◑ School medals? - only according to merit!

The scandal in the Adyghe school with the undeserved issuance of a gold medal served as an impetus for measures taken by Rosobrnadzor.

The Public Council under Rosobrnadzor suggested that the department take into account the results of the Unified State Exam when issuing gold medals to school graduates.

Gold medal at school– this is probably the first treasured trophy that students dream of.

School gold or silver medal(officially - medal " For special achievements in learning") - a badge of honor issued upon completion of secondary general education in schools in Russia and the countries of the former USSR. The medal is one of the main types of reward for high school graduates for academic success.

Medal " For special achievements in learning", is also a badge of honor for graduates of 11th grade, who received a final “5” in all subjects of the school curriculum for the last two years of study.

Most recently, the gold medal " For special achievements in learning“opened the doors of all universities, but in recent years its prestige has significantly lost ground.

Numerous cases in which schoolchildren who passed the Unified State Exam were awarded medals attracted public attention.

According to one of the initiators of the project, the rector of the Moscow Pedagogical University, today the Unified State Exam is the most effective way to assess a student’s knowledge. Moreover, this method has already been proven, transparent, and the objectivity of the assessment is quite high.

The head of Rosobrnadzor, Sergei Kravtsov, believes that the conditions for awarding medals should be transparent and understandable to both children and parents.

“It is important that they are not used for personal gain. An honest Unified State Exam has led to students immediately noticing and reacting to any form of incorrect assessment based on additional criteria. Especially in the situation with medals that are included in the portfolio and taken into account when entering a university"- said Sergei Kravtsov.

As noted by the press service of Rosobrnadzor, members of the Public Council, for their part, declared their readiness to analyze existing practice and present reasoned proposals for including USE results among the criteria for issuing medals.

The capital already has such experience.

In order to receive a medal for a Moscow schoolchild, in addition to all the requirements, it is necessary to score more than 220 points in three USE subjects.

Sergei Kravtsov assured that Rosobrnadzor is open to dialogue and is ready to accumulate expert proposals.

Already from the 2017-2018 academic year, gold medals " For special achievements in learning"will be issued only taking into account the results of the Unified State Examination.

◑ Who can receive a school medal? Let's summarize.

What medal can a graduate receive?

Now schoolchildren can be nominated for a medal "For special achievements in learning". This is an analogue of the gold and silver medals for schoolchildren, which replaced them in 2014.

A graduate of the 11th grade can receive a medal “For special achievements in learning” if he has one of the achievements:

• he will become the winner or prize-winner of the All-Russian Olympiad for schoolchildren;
• he will score the maximum number of points on the Unified State Exam (USE) in one academic subject (Russian language or mathematics);
• excellent” and when passing the Unified State Exam, he will score a total of at least 220 points in three academic subjects.

Disabled child completing 11th grade can receive a medal not only for the above achievements, but also in the following cases:

• he will have final grades in all academic subjects " Great“and when passing the Unified State Exam, he will score a total of at least 146 points in two compulsory subjects - Russian language and mathematics (profile level);
• he will have final grades in all academic subjects " Great“and when passing the Unified State Exam, he will score at least 73 points in the Russian language and at least 5 points in mathematics (basic level).

* Important condition: Students whose violations were recorded during the Unified State Examination are not nominated for an award.

What benefits does the medal “For Exceptional Achievement in Education” provide?

• Each university has the right to award applicants additional points to their Unified State Exam scores for certain individual achievements.
• In total - no more than 10. The medal “For Special Achievement in Education” is one of such achievements. Usually 2-3 points are added for it (each university has its own way).
• In addition, if several people vying for the same place score the same number of points, the medalist will have an advantage.

What are the conditions for receiving a gold medal in the 2017/2018 academic year?

If possible, then in detail (how many B's can you have in six months, and is it possible at all, etc.).

If you want to graduate from school with a gold medal, then in all subjects you must have an excellent grade, that is, 5, there should be no Bs. Also in 2018, in order to receive a gold medal, you must pass the Unified State Exam with honors.

that is, must be A's in all subjects in all four semesters?

or that the final grades would be A's in all subjects? (for example, in the tenth grade for the first half of the year it was 5, for the second 4, and in the eleventh grade for the first half of the year 5 and for the second half of the year 5, (5+4+5+5) \4=4.75 round up, it turns out 5) — 4 months ago

In order to get a gold medal A graduating class student must have final grades of “excellent”9 in each subject. What is important is not only for grade 11, but also for grade 10. In addition, it is necessary to successfully pass the Unified State Exam, i.e., gain the required number of points. Only in this In this case, the graduate can count on receiving a gold medal. More information about the order and procedure for issuing the medal can be found here.

Previously, you just had to get excellent grades for the tenth and eleventh grade, but this turned out to be not enough. Now, in order to receive a gold medal, a school student needs not only to work on his lessons at school, but also to pass the Unified State Exam in all subjects, which he passes not well, but excellently. And pass in such a way that the score is in accordance with the new requirements. The medal will not be issued before the Unified State Exam. It will be issued only when the results are available, and also only if they are excellent.

/ April 8, 2018 / /

In early April, a number of media outlets solemnly announced that starting this year, the procedure for issuing gold medals to graduates would be tightened. However, all these statements are based on some kind of behind-the-scenes conversations that are not supported by documents.

Let's once again analyze the current legislation in this regard. To do this, we will use websites that provide official data:

Thus, Moscow schoolchildren can qualify for two types of medals.

Medal “For special achievements in learning” (federal level)

To receive a medal, it is necessary that all marks in the certificate be “excellent”, as well as successfully pass the mandatory Unified State Examination exams, i.e. score the minimum points in two compulsory subjects.

The medal is awarded to individuals who have completed educational programs of secondary general education (hereinafter referred to as graduates), have successfully passed the state final certification and have final grades of “excellent” performance in all academic subjects studied in accordance with the curriculum, organizations carrying out educational activities in which they passed the state final certification.

Medal "For Special Achievements in Education" (Moscow medal)

Issued on the basis of the resolution of the Moscow Government dated February 25, 2014 N 74-PP
This medal can be issued either together with a federal medal or in its absence. At the same time, it is not at all necessary to have all the “excellent” marks in the certificate.

What is the medal given for? The medal is awarded when one of three events occurs:

• The graduate is a winner or prize-winner of the All-Russian Olympiad for Schoolchildren
• The graduate has scored the highest number of unified state exam points in one or more general education subjects
• The graduate has final grades “excellent” in all subjects of the curriculum for educational programs of secondary general education and scored a total of at least 220 points in three general education subjects when passing the unified state exam

Let me remind you that earlier a number of media outlets stated that in order to receive a medal in 2018, in addition to the “A” in the certificate, you will need to score at least 70 points on the Unified State Exam in mathematics and the Russian language, but there is no documentary evidence of this.

The history of awarding medals in Russia for special achievements in the study of school disciplines began in the 19th century, in 1928. Legally, this procedure was enshrined in the “Charter of gymnasiums and district and parish schools.” During Soviet times, this tradition was resumed in May 1945.

In our time, the gold school medal first lost its power as the most expensive reward for successful work - it stopped bringing benefits when entering higher educational institutions, and then it was completely replaced by a certificate of a special type.

Gold value

Surprisingly, in a country that had just defeated fascism and returned from the war, the institution of medals was returned. “For excellent study and exemplary behavior,” such an inscription adorned each copy and was written in all languages ​​of the republics of the USSR. At the same time, the evolution of the school award developed like this. The 1945 graduate was given the coveted award, which consisted of gold of the highest standard, 583, which had a diameter of 32 mm and weighed almost 10.5 grams.

In 1954, the medal was replaced with a lower value - 375, technological changes took place in the process of obtaining the alloy, and the medal itself became much lighter and began to weigh about 6 grams.

In 1960, new specimens appeared. School medals began to be made from tombak and coated with gold plating. The precious metal remained only in the spray; its amount there was 0.2 grams.

With the collapse of the USSR, Russia established its own institution of medals. They were manufactured at the Goznak factory. In the final version, they were decorated with a coat of arms with an enamel ribbon made of Russian tricolor flowers. The medal was coated with 5 micron thick 999.9 gold plating. Thus, the amount of precious metal in it was 0.31 grams of gold. The cost of a school gold medal was 300 rubles.

Generation of pragmatists

In pre-revolutionary Russia, a gold medal could only be received if the graduate had a solid “excellent” grade in three subjects - Latin, ancient Greek and mathematics. All others had to be within 4.5 points.

In the USSR, a medal was given if all grades in the last graduating class were “excellent”. Titanic work, vanity and ambition were valued. The award was of great value in the eyes of others and provided good privileges when entering higher educational institutions - instead of four entrance exams, you could pass only one, but with “excellent” marks.

The status of the medal has been high at all times of its existence. In Russia, when the admission benefits that the medal provided were removed, its significance was neutralized. The younger generation of pragmatists no longer sets themselves the goal of spending extra effort on it.

Among the antique gold investment and collectibles are school gold medals. The same medals that school graduates received for outstanding academic achievements. The name "Gold Medal" is not a convention. The reward, indeed, had gold content. Medals were minted first by Imperial Russia, then by each republic of the Soviet Union.

WHAT IS A SCHOOL MEDAL

The gold school medal is a badge of honor that is awarded to every student who graduates from school with all A's (Russia - 11th grade, USSR - 10th grade). If there is at least one B in the certificate, then the student was awarded a silver medal. In the Soviet Union, both types of medals were minted from precious metals. Therefore, they represent not only a collection value, but also an investment value.
Unfortunately, modern medals are rather pleasant souvenirs. There is less than a gram of precious metal in them in the form of sputtering. Therefore, only medals of old Soviet types, in which the gold content is more substantial, are valuable. In the USSR there was no single model of a gold medal for the entire country. Each union republic minted its own school medal, the design of which sometimes changed.
The medal was a regular circle with a diameter of 32 mm and was stamped in 16 versions for each of the union republics that existed at that time. The inscription “For excellent success and exemplary behavior” was also sung in the national languages ​​of the union republics.

A more or less complete collection of school gold medals looks like this:

Azerbaijan SSR

Gold school medal of the 1945 model, diameter 32 mm, 583 gold, medal weight 18.0 grams, gold content - 10.45 grams of pure gold

Armenian SSR

school medal of the 1945 model, diameter 32 mm, 583 gold, medal weight 18.0 grams, gold content - 10.45 grams of pure gold

school medal of the 1954 model, 375 gold, diameter 32 mm, medal weight 15.5 grams, gold content - 5.87 grams of pure gold.

Byelorussian SSR

Gold School Medal, Model 1945, The end of the star points to the right of the letter "I".

gold 583, diameter 32 mm, medal weight 18.0 grams, gold content - 10.45 grams of pure gold

Gold school medal of the 1954 model. The end of the asterisk points to the left of the letter "I". The weight of the medal is 15.5 grams, 375 gold, diameter 32 mm, gold content - 5.87 grams of pure gold.

Georgian SSR

Gold school medal of the 1945 model, diameter 32 mm, 583 gold. medal weight 18.0 grams, gold content - 10.45 grams of pure gold

Since 1954, the same medal has been produced in 375 gold. The design remained unchanged. The gold content of the medal has changed. The 1954 medal weighs 15.5 grams, diameter 32 mm, gold content - 5.87 grams of pure gold.

Since 1960, the medal has been made from base metal and simply gilded. But the design of gold-plated medals is very similar to the design of real gold medals.

Kazakh SSR

Gold school medal of the 1945 model, 583 gold, diameter 32 mm. medal weight 18.1 grams, gold content - 10.45 grams of pure gold.

Gold school medal, model 1954, diameter 32 mm. 375 gold. The weight of the medal is 15.9 grams, 375 gold, diameter 32 mm, gold content - 5.96 grams of pure gold.

The second type of school medal of the 1954 model of the Kazakh SSR. Diameter 32 mm., Medal weight 15.5 grams, 375 gold, diameter 32 mm., gold content - 5.87 grams of pure gold.

Karelo-Finnish SSR

school medal, model 1954, diameter 32 mm. The weight of the medal is 15.5 grams, 375 gold, diameter 32 mm, gold content - 5.87 grams of pure gold.

Kirghiz SSR

The Kyrgyz Soviet Socialist Republic did not issue school medals made of gold; they issued only silver medals. The first “gold medals” for school graduates of this republic appeared in 1960. And they were gold plated.

Latvian SSR

Gold school medal of the 1945 model, diameter 32 mm, 583 gold. medal weight 18.0 grams, gold content - 10.45 grams of pure gold

Lithuanian SSR

Gold school medal of the 1945 model. The asterisk points to the middle of the letter M.

Diameter 32 mm. 583 gold. medal weight 18.0 grams, gold content - 10.45 grams of pure gold

Gold school medal of the 1954 model. The asterisk points to the beginning of the letter M.

Diameter 32 mm. The weight of the medal is 15.5 grams, 375 gold, diameter 32 mm, gold content - 5.87 grams of pure gold.

RSFSR

Gold medal model 1945, first version. The book spine is normal. Diameter 32 mm.

583-carat gold, medal weight 18.0 grams, gold content - 10.45 grams of pure gold

Gold medal of the 1945 model, second option. The spine of the book is round. Diameter 32 mm,

583 gold, medal weight 17.5 grams, gold content 10.2 grams

Gold school medal of the 1954 model, first version. The asterisk points to the beginning of the letter I.

Diameter 32 mm,

Gold school medal of the 1954 model, second version. The asterisk points to the end of the letter I.

After 1960, gold medals were no longer minted from gold. And they were decorated with gold plating.

Tajik SSR

Gold school medal, model 1954, diameter 32 mm.

The weight of the medal is 15.5 grams, 375 gold, gold content - 5.87 grams of pure gold.

Turkmen SSR

school medal of the 1945 model, 583 gold, diameter 32 mm.

medal weight 18.0 grams, gold content - 10.45 grams of pure gold

Gold school medal, model 1954, diameter 32 mm.

The weight of the medal is 15.5 grams, 375 gold, gold content - 5.87 grams of pure gold.

Ukrainian SSR