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Token - Mezhnumizmatika G. Izmailov and J. Cook
| Location | Russia |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Diameter | 39 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse depicts a historical scene of the 1778 meeting between Russian navigator Gerasim Izmailov and British explorer James Cook, shown as a group of figures on a dock or ship deck shaking hands, with a tall-masted sailing vessel and a European square-rigged ship in the background. A compass rose appears in the lower left field. The legend arcs around the upper and lower periphery in Cyrillic script. |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features the Mezhnumizmatika company logo at the top centre — an oval emblem with crossed diagonal lines — and a stylised monogram in relief below it. The legend МЕЖНУМИЗМАТИКА in Cyrillic and MEZHNUMIZMATIKA in Latin arc around the left and right periphery respectively, with a small compass rose ornament to the left and the initials К·Х to the right in the field. |
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