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Medal - Yuri Alekseevich Gagarin
| Location | Russian Federation (1991-date) |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Weight | 16.5 g |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a bust of Yuri Gagarin in a spacesuit with a pressurized helmet inscribed "СССР" (USSR), set against a field depicting the Vostok launch vehicle and decorative floral sprigs in the lower left. Stars are scattered in the upper field, and the circumferential legend reads "50 ЛЕТ ПЕРВОГО ПОЛЁТА ЧЕЛОВЕКА В КОСМОС" (50 years of the first human spaceflight). |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts the façade of the St. Petersburg Mint building in relief, with the inscription "МОНЕТНЫЙ ДВОРЪ" on the building's frieze. Above the building, the SPMd mint monogram logo appears in the upper field, and the three-line legend "САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГСКИЙ МОНЕТНЫЙ ДВОР ГОЗНАКА" is inscribed in the lower field, with the date 2011 in the exergue and a small mint mark below. |
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| Mintage | 2011 СПМД |
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