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Medal - Leningrad 250th Anniversary
| Location | Soviet Union |
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| Year | 1954 |
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| Technique | Die-struck |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the Order of Lenin medallion with a portrait of Lenin at center, flanked by crossed torches and oak branches, surmounted by a five-pointed star. Below, the legend ГОРОДУ-ГЕРОЮ СЛАВА! is inscribed in bold relief, with a view of the Peterhof Grand Palace and its formal avenue flanked by colonnaded pavilions in the lower field. The numeral 250 appears in the exergue, and the whole design is encircled by a laurel and oak wreath. The engraver's signature Н.СОКОЛОВ is incuse at the bottom rim. |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a large standing statue of Vladimir Lenin on a pedestal, his right arm outstretched, set against radiating sunbeams emanating from a five-pointed star at the top. In the left background, the Peter and Paul Fortress with its spire and the Neva embankment are visible in low relief. A Soviet hammer-and-sickle emblem and a laurel branch appear in the lower field, with a draped banner to the right. The curved legend В ПАМЯТЬ 250-ЛЕТИЯ ОСНОВАНИЯ ЛЕНИНГРАДА runs along the upper rim, and the engraver's signature Н.СОКОЛОВ is incuse at the bottom. |
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