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Medal - 1977 European Chess Championship in Moscow
| Location | Soviet Union |
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| Year | 1977 |
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| Technique | Die-struck |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a quartered heraldic shield displaying two chess crowns (queen pieces) in the upper quarters and two chess knight heads in the lower quarters, with a five-pointed star at the centre. The shield is surrounded by a wreath of laurel branches with berries, all in high relief against a stippled background. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a bold Cyrillic inscription in modernist block lettering arranged vertically across the centre of the field, against a background of stylised chessboard squares in varying relief. The year 1977 appears at the base of the inscription. |
| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
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