Catalog
Medal - Chornobyl
| Location | Ukraine |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | High-relief depiction of billowing radioactive clouds partially obscuring a sun in the upper field, with the ruins of the Chornobyl nuclear reactor complex rendered in low relief in the lower field. The Cyrillic legend curves along the lower portion of the field. |
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| Reverse description | High-relief composition featuring the gnarled, split trunk and exposed roots of a blasted tree occupying the right side of the field, with wind-swept foliage above. To the left, a multi-line Cyrillic inscription bearing a quote from Taras Shevchenko fills the field, with the poet's facsimile signature below in cursive script. Maker's marks and date visible in the lower left field. |
| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
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