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Medal - 100th birthday of Fridtjof Nansen
| Location | Soviet Union |
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| Year | 1961 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | Large bust of Fridtjof Nansen facing left, rendered in high relief with bold sculptural modelling. An Arctic seascape with icebergs and open water is depicted in the background to the left. The subject's name appears in Cyrillic in the right field. |
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| Reverse description | The polar exploration vessel Fram depicted beset in Arctic pack ice, rendered in detailed relief with rigging and masts clearly visible. Radiating sunbeams fill the upper field behind the ship. The ship's name appears in vertical Latin lettering to the right, and the engraver's signature appears in Cyrillic along the lower rim. |
| Reverse script | Latin/Cyrillic |
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