The Medal "For the Restoration of the Donbas Coal Mines" (Russian: Медаль «За восстановление угольных шахт Донбасса»; Ukrainian: Медаль «За відбудову вугільних шахт Донбасу», romanized: Medal «Za vidbudovu vuhilnykh shakht Donbasu») was a civilian state award of the Soviet Union established on September 10, 1947, by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR[1] to recognise personal achievements by participants in the recovery of the coal mines of the Donets Basin.

[1] Recommendations for award of the Medal "For the Restoration of the Donbas Coal Mines" was made by business leaders, party and trade union organizations.

The medal was to be worn with honour, to serve as an example of high awareness and observance of labour discipline and integrity in the performance of public duties.

On its obverse, in the left half, the relief image of a restored mine, a flag waving atop the tower; on the right side, the relief image of a helmeted miner facing left carrying a jackhammer on his right shoulder; in the background at center, the Sun with rays going all the way to the top of the medal; along the upper circumference, the relief inscription "For the Restoration of the Donbas Coal Mines" (Russian: «За восстановление угольных шахт Донбасса»); along the lower circumference, the relief image of a five pointed star over a laurel wreath.

On the reverse, the relief image of the hammer and sickle over the inscription on two lines in prominent letters "LABOUR IN THE USSR - A MATTER OF HONOUR" (Russian: «ТРУД В СССР — ДЕЛО ЧЕСТИ»).