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Medal - Khatyn Belorussia
| Location | Soviet Union |
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| Weight | 48.5 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts in high relief the iconic sculpture of the Khatyn Memorial: a grieving elderly man holding the body of a dead child, based on the figure of survivor Joseph Kaminsky. In the background, stylised depictions of the memorial's symbolic grave markers and chimneys are visible. A circular Belarusian-language legend runs around the border, with the name ХАТЫНЬ in the lower exergue. |
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| Obverse lettering | СВЕТ ПРАЗ ВЯКI НЕ БАЧЫЎ ЖУДАСЦЯЎ ГЭТКІХ НА ЗЯМЛІ НАШАЙ · ХАТЫНЬ |
| Reverse description | The reverse features a large bell in relief at the centre, suspended from a crossbeam, surrounded by stylised flames rising on all sides, symbolising the burning of the village of Khatyn. The plain field forms a dark background, with no legend or inscription present. |
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