Bronze Medal of Pasternak, Boris Leonidovich, Paris, 1890–1960. 1973.1.7

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/1973.1.7

Physical Description

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 186.79
    • Diameter (in mm): 67.5

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Medal
  • Date Range: 1890 - 1960

  • Date on Object

    • Date: 1972
  • Material: Bronze
  • Symbol: on rim, at 6 o'clock: Paris mintmark, BRONZE 4972

  • Authority

  • Geographic

    • Place of Production: Paris
    • Place of Cataloging Relevance: Russia
    • Place of Cataloging Relevance: USSR

  • Obverse

    • Legend: B.L.PASTERNAK/1890-1960
    • Type: Head of Pasternak, facing to l., integrated into a web-like design of obverse, consisting of stylized representations of scaffolding, barbed wire, and buildings
    • Symbol: at 4: W Schiffer
    • Portrait: Pasternak, Boris Leonidovich

  • Reverse

    • Type: Russian folk string musical instrument (balalaika) and a key in incuse rectangle at center with fighting soldiers, locomotive and distant Russian church in landscape in the background

Administrative History

Rights

  • CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
  • License: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (images)
  • Rights: Copyright Undetermined

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