Bronze Medal, Leningrad. 2000.16.161

Physical Description

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 121.726
  • Diameter (in mm): 65

Typological Description

• Object Type: Medal

• Date on Object

  • Date: 1963
• Manufacture: Struck
• Material: Bronze
• Symbol: LEONOVA A.

• Authority

  • Artist: Leonova, A.A.
  • Maker: Leningrad Mint
  • Maker: Moscow Mint

• Geographic

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

• Obverse

  • Legend: In Russian: "NEW ARBAT BRIDGE - HOTEL 'UKRAINE' "
  • Type: View of the New Arbat Bridge and the Hotel Ukraine in Moscow

• Reverse

  • Legend: In Russian: "MOSCOW! YOU CAN'T FIND A WORD THAT SOUNDS BETTER! YOU CAN'T FIND A PLACE THAT IS CLOSER TO HOME! /D. BEDNYI"
  • Type: View of the Kremlin

References

• Reference: Shkurko.315a

Administrative History

• Identifier: 2000.16.161
• 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