The  Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary since the  Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" (Russian: Юбилейная медаль В  ознаменование 100-летия со дня рождения Владимира Ильича Ленина») was a  state commemorative medal of the Soviet Union established by decree of  the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet on November 5, 1969 to commemorate  the 100th anniversary since the birth of Vladimir Lenin. Its statute was  amended on July 18, 1980 by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme  Soviet. It was awarded to eminent members of Soviet society, the  military leadership and foreign members of the international communist  and labour movements.