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Medal - VI World Festival of Youth and Students

Location Soviet Union
Year 1957
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Weight 141.84 g
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Obverse description A female figure in high relief raises a flaming torch aloft with her right hand, her gaze directed upward, symbolising youth and aspiration. The large Roman numeral VI appears in the upper field behind her. The Cyrillic legend arcs along the right border of the field, and the engraver's signature appears in small lettering at the lower left.
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Obverse lettering VI ВСЕМИРНЫЙ ФЕСТИВАЛЬ МОЛОДЕЖИ И СТУДЕНТОВ В. АКИМУШКИНА
(Translation: VI World Festival of Youth and Students V. Akimushkina)
Reverse description Two youthful figures — a woman and a man — are depicted in dynamic high relief, jointly raising a flowing ribbon or streamer above their heads, with a dove in flight visible to the right. Stylised depictions of the Moscow Kremlin towers appear in the background. The legend МОСКВА • 1957 is inscribed along the lower exergue.
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