Small Gold Medal of the "Exhibition of Achievements of the National Economy" in Moscow, circa 1970s-1980s.
26.5 mm diameter (including loop). Gilded brass. Pin back suspension device. Purple ribbon. Center features one of the monumental statues on the exhibition grounds. On the reverse is inscription "For Achievements in National Economy of the USSR" .
In excellent condition.
Originally founded in Moscow in the late 1930s as the All- Union Agricultural Exhibition (VSKhV) to be a year-round celebration of the achievements of the USSR, the huge, world fair-like, complex changed its name in 1956 to Exhibition of Achievements of the National Economy when it was decid
26.5 mm diameter (including loop). Gilded brass. Pin back suspension device. Purple ribbon. Center features one of the monumental statues on the exhibition grounds. On the reverse is inscription "For Achievements in National Economy of the USSR" .
In excellent condition.
Originally founded in Moscow in the late 1930s as the All- Union Agricultural Exhibition (VSKhV) to be a year-round celebration of the achievements of the USSR, the huge, world fair-like, complex changed its name in 1956 to Exhibition of Achievements of the National Economy when it was decided that its name needed to reflect the broader nature of the exhibits and competitions being held there.
Several judged competitions were held on the grounds
virtually every week of the year and these medals were given
to the winners. The exhibition area still exists today in
all of its socialist glory although many former exhibit
areas are now occupied by small retail shops.
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