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Medal - 25 Years of Soviet Antarctic Expeditions
| Location | Soviet Union |
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| Year | 1981 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts a large research or supply vessel navigating through pack ice in Antarctic waters, rendered in high relief. A helicopter flies to the right in the field. Above the ship, a scrolled ribbon banner bears the dates 1956–1981 in the legend. |
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| Obverse lettering | 1956-1981 |
| Reverse description | Central field features a relief map of Antarctica overlaid with a large eight-pointed compass rose star. Along the lower field, a view of a Soviet polar research station appears to the left, with two penguins standing in relief to the right. The Roman numeral XXV appears in the lower exergue flanked by laurel sprigs. The curved legend СОВЕТСКАЯ АНТАРКТИЧЕСКАЯ ЭКСПЕДИЦИЯ runs along the upper rim. Artist and engraver signatures with the date 1981 are inscribed in the lower field. |
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