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Medal - Leningrad Post 250th Anniversary
| Location | Soviet Union |
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| Year | 1964 |
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| Composition | Aluminium (Lacquered) |
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| Obverse description | The field depicts an allegorical composition illustrating the evolution of postal delivery, featuring a troika of galloping horses driven by a postman in the left foreground, a modern electric tram in the right foreground, and a jet aircraft in the upper left, all set against the iconic spire of the Admiralty building in the background. The legend arcs along the upper rim, and the dates appear in the lower field. The engraver's signature is incised at the bottom of the field. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a detailed street-level relief view of a Leningrad post office building bearing the inscription ПОЧТАМТ (post office) on its facade, shown spanning an arched passageway over a road with a period automobile in the lower foreground, and a neoclassical colonnaded building visible to the right. Clouds are rendered in the upper field, and the engraver's signature appears at the bottom. |
| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
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