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Medal - Yuri Gagarin - first Man in Space
| Location | Soviet Union |
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| Year | 1961 |
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| Diameter | 65 mm |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
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| Reverse description | A globe in high relief dominates the field, showing the continents of Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. The Vostok spacecraft, labelled 'ВОСТОК', is depicted in orbit around the Earth. A rectangular plaque in the lower left bears the commemorative inscription in four lines, decorated with a laurel branch beneath. The engraver's signature 'М. ШМАКОВ' appears at the lower left below the plaque. The legend curves along the upper rim of the medal. |
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| Reverse lettering | СОЮЗ СОВЕТСКИХ СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКИХ РЕСПУБЛИК ВОСТОК В ЧЕСТЬ ПЕРВОГО В МИРЕ ПОЛЁТА ЧЕЛОВЕКА В КОСМОС |
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