| Location | Soviet Union |
| Year | 1958 |
| Type | Medals/Commemorative medals |
| Composition | Tombac |
| Weight | 134.35 g |
| Diameter | 65 mm |
| Thickness | 6.02 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Edge | Plain |
| Period | |
| Notice | M. E. Eshba |
| Reference(s) |
| Obverse description | Obv: A scientist standing in the background of a rocket taking off and the inscription `СЛАВА СОВЕТСКОЙ НАУКЕ` (Glory to Soviet science!). |
| Obverse lettering | СЛАВА СОВЕТСКОЙ НАУКЕ!
М. ЭШБА (Translation: Glory to Soviet science! M. Eshba) |
| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
| Reverse description | The globe with the inscription `СССР` and the orbit of the satellite around it. At the top is the date: `4 ОКТЯБРЯ 1957` (October 4, 1957), at the bottom, is the inscription in three lines: `В ОЗНАМЕНОВАНИЕ ЗАПУСКА В СССР ПЕРВОГО В МИРЕ ИСКУССТВЕННОГО СПУТНИКА ЗЕМЛИ` (In commemoration of the launch in the USSR of the world`s first artificial satellite), sickle and hammer below. |
| Reverse lettering | 4 ОКТЯБРЯ 1957
В ОЗНАМЕНОВАНИЕ ЗАПУСКА В СССР
ПЕРВОГО В МИРЕ ИСКУССТВЕННОГО
СПУТНИКА ЗЕМЛИ (Translation: October 4, 1957 In commemoration of the launch in the USSR of the world`s first artificial satellite) |
| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
| Engraver | Saint Petersburg, Russia (1724-date) |
| Mintage | ND (1958) - - 645 |
| Catalog ID | 1534055170 |
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