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Medal - Moscow Kremlin The Tsar Bell / Ivan the Great Bell Tower
| Location | Russian Federation (1991-date) |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | The central field depicts the massive Tsar Bell in high relief in the foreground, with the Ivan the Great Bell Tower complex rendered in the background. Cyrillic legends in the field identify the bell tower and note the casting of the Tsar Bell in 1735 by Mikhail Matorin. A bilingual border legend in Cyrillic and Latin script reads МОСКОВСКИЙ КРЕМЛЬ / THE MOSCOW KREMLIN, flanked by decorative ornamental elements. |
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| Obverse lettering | МОСКОВСКИЙ КРЕМЛЬ КОЛОКОЛЬНЯ ИВАНА ВЕЛИКОГО ЦАРЬ-КОЛОКОЛ 1735 г. ОТЛИТ МИХАИЛОМ МАТОРИНЫМ THE MOSCOW KREMLIN (Translation: Moscow Kremlin Ivan the Great Bell Tower Tsar Bell, 1735 Cast by Mikhail Matorin) |
| Reverse description | The central field features a double-headed eagle in high relief set within an elaborate vertical ornamental cartouche of foliate and scrollwork design, with the Saint Petersburg Mint mark (СПМД) visible in the lower field. Flanking the central motif are two columns of Cyrillic inscriptions in the recessed mirror-finish field, naming four Grand Princes who contributed to the development of the Moscow Kremlin: Yuri Dolgoruky, Ivan Kalita, Dmitry Donskoy, and Ivan III, with their respective reigning dates. |
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