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Medal - 400 years of Archangelsk

Location Soviet Union (Russia)
Year 1985
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Obverse description The field depicts a busy modern harbour scene in high relief, featuring a large cargo vessel in the foreground flanked by industrial port cranes on the right. Factory buildings with smokestacks are rendered in the background. The Cyrillic legend АРХАНГЕЛЬСК arcs along the upper rim, with the inscription 400 ЛЕТ appearing in the left field.
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Reverse description The field depicts a historical shipyard scene in relief, showing a tall-masted wooden sailing vessel under construction on the shore, with workers and timber visible in the foreground. A fortified building and a waterway with small boats appear in the middle ground, while a dense forest is rendered along the upper portion of the field. A maker's signature and the date 1985 appear in the lower right field.
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