Medal - 80 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War Lifting the Siege of Leningrad
Medal - 80 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War Lifting the Siege of Leningrad
€2.00
Location
Russia
› Russian Federation
(1991-date)
Year
2025
Type
Commemorative medal
Composition
Nickel silver
Weight
15 g
Diameter
33 mm
Thickness
2 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Plain
Period
Russian Federation
(1991-date)
Notice
Reference(s)
Obverse description
The relief image of the Peter and Paul Fortress, the Rostral Column, and anti-tank hedgehogs symbolizing the city`s defense. A celebratory fireworks display over the fortress, symbolizing the city`s liberation, is laser-etched. Inscription are located along the edge of the medal.
Obverse lettering
80 ЛЕТ СНЯТИЮ БЛОКАДЫ ЛЕНИНГРАДА (Translation: 80 YEARS OF THE LIFTING OF THE SIEGE OF LENINGRAD)
Obverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse description
The emblem of the 80th anniversary of Victory Day – the Motherland Monument – features a laser-etched fireworks display. Below is the mint mark.
Reverse lettering
ММД (Translation: MMD)
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Engraver
(ММД) Moscow Mint (Московский монетный двор), Russian Federation (?-date)