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Table Medal in Commemoration of the 18th Congress of the VLKSM, 1978.
In bronze, measures 64.9 mm in diameter. Very attractive artwork includes Lenin's bas-relief portrait, the main Spasskaya tower of the Moscow Kremlin, and the Kremlin's Palace of Congresses with illumination searchlights forming the Roman numeral XVIII. The reverse has Leonid Brezhnev's quote "The Party firmly believes that the youth, the Komsomol members, will write new heroic pages into the chronicles of building communism." On the obverse in 5 to 6 o'clock segment near the edge appear the name of the artist B. Staris, Leningrad Mint logo "LMD", and the date "78".
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In bronze, measures 64.9 mm in diameter. Very attractive artwork includes Lenin's bas-relief portrait, the main Spasskaya tower of the Moscow Kremlin, and the Kremlin's Palace of Congresses with illumination searchlights forming the Roman numeral XVIII. The reverse has Leonid Brezhnev's quote "The Party firmly believes that the youth, the Komsomol members, will write new heroic pages into the chronicles of building communism." On the obverse in 5 to 6 o'clock segment near the edge appear the name of the artist B. Staris, Leningrad Mint logo "LMD", and the date "78".
The medal was struck at the Leningrad Mint in 1978 with the total circulation of 7083. It was intended first and foremost, for the attendees and guests of the congress, and also for a number of selected Communist Youth and Party organizers. In excellent condition. There are a couple of faint scuffs to the finish and a few minor contact marks, but no significant dings or noticeable wear to the raised details of the artwork. Attractive toning to the bronze throughout.
/See Commemorative [Table] Medal of the Soviet Period, 1919 - 1991, fig. 1176/.
Please note, penny in our photo is for size reference.
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