Medal - Moscow Architectural Monuments Moscow Kremlin - Assumption Cathedral
Medal - Moscow Architectural Monuments Moscow Kremlin - Assumption Cathedral
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Location
Russia
Year
1997
Type
Collection medallion
Composition
Silver (.999)
Weight
62.2 g
Diameter
50 mm
Thickness
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Plain
Period
Notice
A. Savin, G. Abramyan
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Assumption Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin. The Cathedral of the Dormition (Russian: Успенский собор, romanized: Uspenskiy sobor), also known as the Assumption Cathedral or Cathedral of the Assumption, is a Russian Orthodox church dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos.
Obverse lettering
ПАМЯТНИКИ АРХИТЕКТУРЫ МОСКВЫ
МОСКОВСКИЙ КРЕМЛЬ
УСПЕНСКИЙ СОБОР (Translation: Architectural Monuments of Moscow Moscow Kremlin Assumption Cathedral)
Obverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse description
Saint George slays the dragon.
Reverse lettering
В ОЗНАМЕНОВАНИЕ
ВОСЬМИСОТПЯТИДЕСЯТИЛЕТИЯ ОСНОВАНИЯ МОСКВЫ
999
MK (Translation: In commemoration of the 850th anniversary of the founding of Moscow)