The Medal "For Distinction in Guarding the State Border of the USSR" (Russian: Медаль «За отличие в охране государственной границы СССР») was a military decoration of the Soviet Union established to recognise outstanding deeds related to state frontier security by members of Soviet Border Troops, servicemen and civilians.

[1] Its statute was amended on two occasions by further decrees of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, firstly on March 18, 1977[2] and lastly on July 18, 1980.

The medal was initially struck from silver, after 1966 it was constructed of silver-plated nickel and later of cupro-nickel.

[1] The Medal "For Distinction in Guarding the State Border of the USSR" was secured by a ring through the medal suspension loop to a standard Soviet pentagonal mount covered by a 24 mm wide green silk moiré ribbon with 3 mm wide red edge stripes.

[1] The individuals below were all recipients of the Medal "For Distinction in Guarding the State Border of the USSR".