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Medal - XXII Olympiad 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics
| Location | Soviet Union |
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| Year | 1980 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the official emblem of the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics in high relief at center: three parallel vertical lines rising into a stylized architectural silhouette with a five-pointed star at the apex, above the five Olympic rings, flanked by a sculpted Olympic flame in deep relief to the left and right. A circular Cyrillic legend surrounds the design, with the date 1980 at upper right, and a small mint mark visible in the lower right field. |
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| Obverse lettering | ИГРЫ XXII ОЛИМПИАДЫ МОСКВА 1980 |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents a panoramic cityscape of Moscow rendered in layered relief, depicting recognizable landmarks including the Bolshoi Theatre at left, the Spasskaya Tower of the Kremlin at center, St. Basil's Cathedral with its characteristic onion domes in the foreground, and a modern high-rise building at upper left. The composition fills the entire field with no legend or exergue. |
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