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Medal - Dismantling the iron curtain and Berlin wall

Location Hungary
Year 1990
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Weight 31.1 g
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Obverse description The obverse depicts a scene of refugees or travellers crossing a border, with a child raising a barrier arm, set against a backdrop of the Brandenburg Gate in high relief. The word 'HUNGARY' appears on a sign at left, alongside a coat of arms, with legends arranged around the field reading 'IRON CURTAIN 1949-1989' and 'BERLIN WALL 1961-1989', and the word 'DANKE' in the lower exergue.
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Obverse lettering IRON CURTAIN 1949-1989 BERLIN WALL 1961-1989 DANKE
Reverse description The reverse features three busts in relief of Ronald Reagan (left), George H. W. Bush (centre, slightly elevated), and Mikhail Gorbachev (right), with a dove of peace carrying an olive branch in the lower centre field. The legend 'THANKS' appears in the lower exergue, with the engraver's initials 'SGY' at lower left and hallmarks 'AP' and '925' at lower right.
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