Russia, Soviet Union. A Medal “For the Tapping of the Subsoil and Expansion of the Petrochemical Complex of Western Siberia” & Award Booklet, c. 1978 Archive Non Commissioned Officer's Shoulder Board (upper Non Commissioned Officer's Shoulder Board (upper in black wool with a fouled anchor in gold coloured wire with two red embroidered rank chevrons above each constructed of field grey wool and trimmed with an ambiguously coloured piping most closely corresponding to the golden yellow of Cavalry Reconnaissance troops (За освоение недр и развитие нефтегазового комплекса Западной Сибири) with a textured red exterior cover and space on the inside for the recipient name and award bestowal date (both blank)