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Medal - Republic of Mordovia Monument to Patriarch Nikon
| Location | Russian Federation (1991-date) |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | The obverse depicts in high relief the monument to Patriarch Nikon of Moscow and All Rus' (1605–1681), shown seated in full patriarchal vestments holding a staff, set against a columned rotunda with a church and trees visible in the background field. Decorative scroll ribbons frame the legend, inscribed in Cyrillic along the upper arc and in a lower scroll banner. |
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| Obverse lettering | ПАТРИАРХ МОСКОВСКИЙ И ВСЕЯ РУСИ НИКОН (1605-1681) РЕСПУБЛИКА МОРДОВИЯ (Translation: Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus` Nikon (1605-1681) Republic of Mordovia) |
| Reverse description | The reverse displays in high relief the Coat of Arms of the Republic of Mordovia, featuring the central shield of Saransk flanked by a decorative Mordvin national ornament (Nasharnaya Grivna) forming an oval surround, with wheat ears entwined with a tricolor ribbon on either side, and an eight-pointed star at the apex. The mint mark cartouche appears in the lower right of the field, and the legend curves along the lower rim. |
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