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Medal - Oktyabrskaya Railway 150th Anniversary
| Location | Soviet Union |
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| Year | 1987 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | A modern high-speed electric locomotive in relief travels to the right across the field, with a stylized globe and map of the USSR in the background. The dates 1837 and 1987 appear in a cartouche at the lower left. The Cyrillic legend occupies the upper portion of the field. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a large multi-line Cyrillic inscription filling the field, comprising a Lenin quote on transport. To the upper left, a relief depiction of a tall ship (sailing vessel) is shown. A small sprig of laurel leaves appears at the lower right, and a stylized railway emblem is at the top. The engraver's name СТРУКОВ appears in small text at the lower center. |
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| Reverse lettering | ТРАНСПОРТ ЯВЛЯЕТСЯ «НАШЕЙ ГЛАВНОЙ, ПОЖАЛУЙ, ИЛИ ОДНОЙ ИЗ ГЛАВНЕЙШИХ БАЗ ВСЕЙ НАШЕЙ ЭКОНОМИКИ.» В.И. ЛЕНИН. СТРУКОВ (Translation: TRANSPORT IS “OUR MAIN BASE, PROBABLY, OR ONE OF THE MAIN BASES OF OUR ENTIRE ECONOMY.” IN AND. LENIN. STRUKOV) |
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