American Numismatic Society: Bronze Medal, Leningrad, 1917

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Obverse: In Russian: "IN CELEBRATION OF THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GREAT OCTOBER SOCIALIST REVOLUTION!/1917 1957" - Man and woman, striding r.: woman holding dove; banner above, laurel-branch below; on r., smoke stacks and wheat-sheaths.

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Reverse: 1917 in ex. - Lenin, surrounded by four revolutionary soldiers, pointing l.: in foreground, cannon and standard,in background, a flag.

Physical Description

Axis: 12
Measurements
- Weight (in gr.): 192.69
- Diameter (in mm): 70

Typological Description

Object Type: Medal
Date Range: 1917 - 1957
Date on Object
- Date: 1957
Manufacture: Struck
Material: Bronze
Authority
- Artist: Sokolov, N.A.
- Maker: Leningrad Mint
Geographic
- Place of Production: Leningrad
- Place of Cataloging Relevance: Russia
- Place of Cataloging Relevance: USSR

References

Reference: Shkurko.131

Administrative History

Identifier: 2000.16.128
Lot: 2000.16
Department: Medals and Decorations
Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

The number of medals in this issue is unknown.

Rights

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

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Bronze Medal, Leningrad, 1917–1957. 2000.16.128

Physical Description

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