Bronze Medal, Moscow, 1922–1972. 2000.16.157

Physical Description

• Axis: 12

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 108.206
  • Diameter (in mm): 60

Typological Description

• Object Type: Medal
• Date Range: 1922 - 1972

• Date on Object

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

• Authority

  • Artist: Akimushkin, N.N.
  • Maker: Moscow Mint

• Geographic

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

• Obverse

  • Legend: 1872-1972 in ex.
  • Type: Frontal view of State Historical Museum in Moscow.
  • Symbol: MMD-72/N.AKIMUSHKIN

• Reverse

  • Legend: In Russian: "CENTENNIAL OF THE STATE HISTORICAL MUSEUM"
  • Type: Laurel branch crossing straight line below inscription.

References

• Reference: Shkurko.710

Administrative History

• Identifier: 2000.16.157
• Lot: 2000.16
• Department: Medals and Decorations
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

Rights

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