Silver Medal, Moscow, 1922–1974. 2000.16.156

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/2000.16.156

Physical Description

  • Axis: 12

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 101.256
    • Diameter (in mm): 60

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Medal
  • Date Range: 1922 - 1974

  • Date on Object

    • Date: 1972
  • Manufacture: Struck
  • Material: Silver
  • Material: Bronze

  • Authority

  • Geographic

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

  • Obverse

    • Legend: In Russian: "ALL-UNION PHILATELIC EXHIBITION/50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE USSR"
    • Type: Postage stamp with hammer and sickle emblem.

  • Reverse

    • Legend: In Russian: "MOSCOW/1972"
    • Type: Silhouettes of Kremlin buildings above horizontal rectangle.

References

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 2000.16.156
  • Lot: 2000.16
  • Department: Medals and Decorations
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

This medal is the 3rd place award at the All-Union Philatelic exhibition that took place in Moscow in 1972. Altogether, 260 third place bronze award medals were issued (28 first place gilded bronze awards and 58 second place silvered bronze awards were also struck).

Rights

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

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