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Medal - Orel
| Location | Russia |
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| Composition | Copper |
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| Obverse description | Central device features the heraldic shield of the city of Orel in relief, depicting a fortified city with towers and a bird (eagle) above, set within a raised inner circle. The surrounding border legend in Cyrillic reads the city name and the date 1781, referencing the year the coat of arms was officially granted to Orel as a gubernial city. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse field carries a multi-line Cyrillic text inscription in the central zone, quoting a passage from the Nikonian Chronicle (Nikonovskaya Letopis) recording the founding of the city of Orel in 1566 on the Oka River. The surrounding border legend repeats ОРЕЛЪ · 425, indicating the 425th anniversary of the city's founding, appearing both upright and inverted around the rim. |
| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
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