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Medal - Ivan Fedorov, Printer 300th Anniversary of his Death
| Location | Russian Empire |
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| Year | 1883 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Interior scene of a 16th-century printing workshop depicted in high relief, showing three figures engaged in typesetting and press operation. A compositor works at a type case in the upper left, while two pressmen operate a hand printing press at centre, with stacked printed sheets visible in the lower field. |
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| Reverse description | The entire reverse field is occupied by a multi-line Cyrillic inscription arranged in five lines across the field, with the first and last lines curved along the rim. The text reads in pre-reform Russian orthography commemorating Ivan Fedorov as the first Russian printer on the 300th anniversary of his death. |
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| Reverse lettering | ПЕРВЫЙ РУССКIЙ ПЕЧАТНИКЪ 1583 - 1883 5 ДЕКАБРЯ ИВАНЪ ФЕДОРОВЪ |
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