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Medal - Hero City Volgograd
| Location | Soviet Union |
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| Thickness | 4.9 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a bold high-relief figure of a muscular male warrior in a semi-kneeling pose, holding a rifle or weapon in his right hand, evoking the heroic defenders of Stalingrad. The Cyrillic legend ГОРОД-ГЕРОЙ arcs across the upper field and ВОЛГОГРАД is inscribed along the lower border. |
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| Obverse lettering | ГОРОД-ГЕРОЙ ВОЛГОГРАД (Translation: Hero City Volgograd) |
| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a panoramic cityscape of Volgograd in relief, featuring a neoclassical colonnade or memorial structure on the left, industrial facilities with smokestacks on the right, and a river embankment in the foreground. At the top of the field, a five-pointed star surmounts a horizontal laurel branch, symbolising the Hero City distinction. The field contains no additional lettering. |
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