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Medal - Faces Beautiful: The Birth of Venus
| Location | Russia |
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| Composition | Silver (.925) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a high-relief reproduction of Sandro Botticelli's painting 'The Birth of Venus', depicting the nude figure of Venus rising from the sea, flanked by wind deities on the left and a female figure on the right. The design is rendered in fine proof-like relief against a mirror field. Cyrillic legends appear in the field to either side of the central composition. |
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| Obverse lettering | РОЖДЕНИЕ ВЕНЕРЫ САНДРО БОТТИЧЕЛЛИ |
| Reverse description | The reverse displays a stylized line-art depiction of a female face in profile, with flowing hair rendered in bold linear relief against a mirror-polished field. The series title appears in large Cyrillic lettering to the left of the design. Mint marks and fineness details are inscribed in the lower exergue. |
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