Silver Medal of Leonov, Alexei A., Moscow, 1934–1934. 2000.16.210

Physical Description

• Axis: 12

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 31.801
  • Diameter (in mm): 40.5

Typological Description

• Object Type: Medal
• Date: 1934
• Manufacture: Struck
• Material: Silver
• Symbol: obv., in bust truncation: G.POSTNIKOV 1964(SIC)

• Authority

  • Artist: Postnikov, G.N.
  • Maker: Moscow Mint

• Geographic

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

• Obverse

  • Legend: ALEXEI LEONOV
  • Type: Nude bust of cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, r.
  • Portrait: Leonov, Alexei A.

• Reverse

  • Legend: 18 MARCH 1965

References

• Reference: Shkurko.530

Administrative History

• Identifier: 2000.16.210
• Lot: 2000.16
• Department: Medals and Decorations
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

Subjects

• Event: First Man To Walk In Space (18 March 1965)

Rights

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