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| Location | Soviet Union |
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| Year | 1981 |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Obverse description | In high relief, the Soviet nuclear-powered icebreaker 'Lenin' is depicted breaking through Arctic ice, with stylized Aurora Borealis rays in the upper field. In the lower left, a medallion portrait of Lenin within a laurel wreath. The legend in the lower field names the Leningrad Shipbuilding Institute with the founding and anniversary dates, flanked by the engraver's signature and mint mark. |
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| Obverse lettering | ЛЕНИН LENIN А. КОРОЛЮК ЛМД ЛЕНИНГРАДСКИЙ КОРАБЛЕСТРОИТЕЛЬНЫЙ ИНСТИТУТ 1930•1980 (Translation: Lenin Lenin A. Korolyuk LMD Leningrad Shipbuilding Institute 1930-1980) |
| Reverse description | A relief depiction of the Botik of Peter the Great, a historic small sailing vessel with furled sails and flags, occupying the central and lower field. The legend 'МОРСКИМ СУДАМ БЫТЬ!' attributed to Peter I appears in the upper field. The LMD mint mark and date 1981 are inscribed at the bottom exergue. |
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