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Medal - Year of the Snake
| Location | Russia |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Central relief depicting two intertwined snakes in gilt finish, their bodies forming an intricate knotted design against a dark field. The surrounding legend in Cyrillic reads the year and title of the Chinese zodiac year, with future recurrence years listed around the lower portion of the field. |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
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| Reverse description | Central gilt yin-yang symbol surrounded by a ring of eight trigrams (bagua) in relief against a dark field. The outer border features the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac in raised relief, evenly spaced around the circumference. A small maker's mark is visible to the left of center. |
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