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Token - VEB Schachtbau Nordhausen

Location German Democratic Republic
Year 1987
Type Commemorative medal
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Obverse description The obverse depicts a bust of a miner in low relief, wearing a hard hat, gazing upward to the right. Behind the figure, a detailed industrial background features mining machinery and structural latticework in high relief, filling the upper field of the medal.
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Reverse description The reverse features crossed hammer and pick — the traditional mining symbol — in the center of the field. The legend '1947 · 40 JAHRE · 1987' arcs around the upper portion, flanking the dates. The phrase 'Glück auf!' in Gothic script appears to either side of the crossed tools, and 'VEB SCHACHTBAU NORDHAUSEN' is inscribed along the lower rim.
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