Bronze Medal, Moscow. 2000.16.101

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/2000.16.101

Physical Description

  • Axis: 12

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 107.985
    • Diameter (in mm): 65

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Medal

  • Date on Object

    • Date: 1960
  • Manufacture: Struck
  • Material: Bronze

  • Authority

  • Geographic

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

  • Obverse

    • Legend: 1959
    • Type: Figures of male and female workers, l. with space rocket flying to the sky and celebratory meeting in background

  • Reverse

    • Legend: FOR THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM AND PROGRESS/USSR
    • Type: World globe

References

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 2000.16.101
  • Lot: 2000.16
  • Department: Medals and Decorations
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

Altogether, 1,098 medals in this issue were struck. This medal commemorates the first photography of the Moon from the space station "Luna-3" that took place on October 7, 1959.

Rights

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

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