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Medal - Moscow Numismatic Society Grand Prince Rurik
| Location | Russia |
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| Year | 2010 |
| Type | Membership medal |
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| Obverse description | Full-length relief effigy of Grand Prince Rurik in armour, holding a large kite shield in his left hand and a sword in his right, standing on a rocky base. Cyrillic and archaic lettering flanking the figure identify him as Grand Prince Rurik with the dates 862 and 879, while the circular legend along the rim reads '1150 лет образования государства Русского'. The date span '862·2012' appears in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a central relief depiction of a circular medallic portrait of Grand Prince Rurik overlaid on a carved stone tablet inscribed with place names associated with early Rus. The surrounding circular legend reads 'МОСКОВСКОЕ НУМИЗМАТИЧЕСКОЕ ОБЩЕСТВО' and 'ГЕРОИЧЕСКОЕ ПРОШЛОЕ РУССКОГО НАРОДА В МЕДАЛЬЕРНОМ ИСКУССТВЕ XVIII-XX вв.' The mint mark ММД and the МНО monogram appear below the central device, with the date '20 10' in the lower field. |
| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
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