Medal - Russo-Asiatic Bank
Features
| Location |
Soviet Union
(Russia)  |
|---|---|
| Period |
Soviet Union (1922-1991)
|
| Type | Commemorative medals |
| Year | 1986 |
| Composition | Copper plated zinc |
| Weight | 45 g |
| Diameter | 46 mm |
| Thickness | 4 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Issued | 1986 |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 575159 |
Commemorative issue
300 Years of Irkutsk
Obverse
Historical building of the Bank, coat of arms of Irkutsk
Script: Cyrillic
Lettering:
РУССКО-АЗИАТСКИЙ
БАНК
Translation: Russo-Asiatic Bank
Engraver: Viktor Smirnov (Виктор Смирнов)
Designer: Stanislav Nechvolodov (Станислав Нечволодов)
Reverse
Historical map of Irkutsk
Script: Cyrillic
Lettering:
В ЧЕСТЬ
300
ЛЕТИЯ
СТАТУСА
ГОРОДА
ИРКУТСКА
1686
1986
СН
ВC
Unabridged legend:
СН - Станислав Нечволодов
ВС - Виктор Смирнов
Translation:
IN HONOR
OF 300
YEARS OF
STATUS OF
IRKUTSK AS
A CITY
Engraver: Viktor Smirnov (Виктор Смирнов)
Designer: Stanislav Nechvolodov (Станислав Нечволодов)
Edge
Plain
Comments
The item was minted by Irkutsk Radio Receiver Factory (Иркутский завод радиоприёмников) (1945-2004).
It came in original plastic gift box as a part of the “300 Years of Irkutsk” series of 6 commemorative medals (1 - Дом-музей декабристов, 2- Русско-Азиатский банк, 3 - Спасская церковь, 4 - Белый дом, 5 - Дворец культуры профсоюзов, 6 - Драматический театр). One can see the logo of the factory on the bottom of the original box.
(see more: “Medals by Stanislav Netšvolodov” by Uliana Volkova, https://www.academia.edu/165546967)
The obverse depicts historical building at Lenina street, 38 in Irkutsk, where the Bank's office was located:
The Bank was active in 1910-1926.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1986 | |||||||||||||||
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