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Medal - Modest Mussorgsky 150th Anniversary
| Location | Soviet Union |
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| Year | 1989 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Large high-relief effigy of composer Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky facing slightly left, with characteristic beard and swept-back hair. The dates 1839 and 1881 appear in the right field, and the legend М.П. МУСОРГСКИЙ curves along the lower rim. A conductor's baton or similar motif is faintly visible in the upper right background field. |
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| Reverse description | Central high-relief depiction of a large ornate Russian bell surmounted by a crown topped with a cross, resting on a fur-trimmed cushion, all set within a raised inner circle. The legend БОРИС ГОДУНОВ curves along the upper rim and МОСКВА 1989 along the lower rim, referencing Mussorgsky's opera Boris Godunov. |
| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
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