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Medal - United Nations 25th Anniversary
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1970 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts the UN Secretariat Building flanked by the General Assembly building, with the famous bronze sculpture of a man beating a sword into a plowshare in the foreground. The surrounding legend bears the motto PEACE, JUSTICE, PROGRESS inscribed in the five official working languages of the United Nations, including English, French, Spanish, Russian, and Chinese. |
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| Obverse script | Latin/Cyrillic/Chinese |
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| Reverse description | Central field bears the official emblem of the United Nations in high relief, depicting a polar azimuthal projection of the world globe flanked by two olive branches. The surrounding legend names the organization in its five official languages, with the commemorative inscription TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY and the dates 1945-1970 positioned across the upper and lower fields respectively. |
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