MOSCOW in ex.: Mason, standing behind brick wall, facing front, holding trowel in r. hand and brick in l.: behind, on r., Moscow highrises and tree branches.
Reverse
Monument of Minin and Pozharskiy with St. Basil's Cathedral in background on l. and Kremlin on r.
GLORY TO THE SOVIET SCIENCE!: Monumental figure of man, stg. front, r. arm raised, book in l. hand; behind, rocket and buildings.
Reverse
4 OCTOBER 1957/USSR [on globe]/TO COMMEMORATE THE LAUNCHING BY THE USSR/OF THE WORLD'S FIRST ARTIFICIAL/SPUTNIK OF EARTH: Sputnik I orbiting world globe; below inscription, hammer and sickle