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| Location | Russia |
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| Year | 2017 |
| Type | Souvenir token |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a detailed relief depiction of the large greenhouse complex of the Saint Petersburg Botanical Garden, rendered in a fine engraved style filling the entire field. The multi-tiered glass and steel structure is shown in three-quarter perspective with no surrounding legend. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts the neoclassical main building of the Komarov Botanical Institute flanked by two conifer trees in relief. A curved Cyrillic legend arcs around the upper field, and a decorative ribbon scroll in the lower field bears an inscription with the founding date. A small floral ornament appears at the bottom of the field. |
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| Reverse lettering | Ботанический институт им. В.Л. Комарова Основан в 1714 году |
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