Medal - City of Heroes - Kherson

Location Ukraine
Year 2022
Type Commemorative medal
Composition Nickel brass (German silver)
Weight 16.54 g
Diameter 35 mm
Thickness
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge Plain
Period Republic (1991-date)
Notice
Reference(s)
Obverse description Inscriptions 2022/УКРАЇНА at the top, small National Coat of Arms of Ukraine at the bottom, composition in the center: lines from Lina Kostenko`s historical novel `Berestechko` against the background of a stylized map of the city: НЕ ДОПУСКАЙ ТАКОЇ МИСЛІ,/ЩО БОГ ПОКАЖЕ НАМ НЕЛАСКУ./ЖИТТЯ ЛЮДСЬКОГО СТРОКИ СТИСЛІ./НЕМАЄ ЧАСУ НА ПОРАЗКУ./ЛІНА КОСТЕНКО; on the left - port cranes, on the right - the Stanislav-Adzhigol back lighthouse - a monument of historical and cultural heritage, an image of dolphins and seagulls; logo of the Mint of the National Bank of Ukraine (on the left above the cranes).
Obverse script Cyrillic
Obverse lettering 2022 УКРАЇНА НЕ ДОПУСКАЙ ТАКОЇ МИСЛІ, ЩО БОГ ПОКАЖЕ НАМ НЕЛАСКУ. ЖИТТЯ ЛЮДСЬКОГО СТРОКИ СТИСЛІ. НЕМАЄ ЧАСУ НА ПОРАЗКУ. ЛІНА КОСТЕНКО
(Translation: 2022 UKRAINE DON`T ALLOW SUCH THOUGHTS WHAT GOD WILL SHOW US FAVOR. THE LIFE OF A HUMAN TERM IS BRIEF. THERE IS NO TIME FOR DEFEAT. LINA KOSTENKO)
Reverse description The inscription – ХЕРСОН/МІСТО ГЕРОЇВ, which divides the field of the medal in two: in the upper part, a mirror composition symbolizing the public resistance to the Russian occupier and the joyful meeting of Ukrainian soldiers after liberation, in the lower part – a stylized panorama of the city with its historical buildings, Antonovsky Bridge, a sculpture from the Slavy Park memorial, a monument to the first ships, etc.
Reverse script Cyrillic
Reverse lettering ХЕРСОН МІСТО ГЕРОЇВ
(Translation: KHERSON CITY OF HEROES)
Mintage
Numisquare ID 1129382210
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