Medal - August 21, 1991
Features
| Location |
Soviet Union
(Russia)  |
|---|---|
| Issuing entity | Goznak |
| Period |
Soviet Union (1922-1991)
|
| Type | Commemorative medals |
| Year | 1991 |
| Composition | Tombac |
| Weight | 131 g |
| Diameter | 60 mm |
| Thickness | 6 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Issued | 1991 |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 575527 |
| References | Shkurko# 2124 Alla Semyonovna Shkurko, Andrey Yuryevich Salykov; 2005. Памятная медаль советского периода 1919-1991 = Commemorative Medals of the Soviet Period 1919-1991 (2005). Gosudarstvennyi istoricheskiĭ muzeĭ, Moscow, Russian Federation. |
Commemorative issue
Victory of the Democratic Forces of Russia on August 21, 1991
Obverse
Woman (the Victory, or the Freedom), the branch
Script: Cyrillic
Lettering: 21 августа 1991
Translation: August 21, 1991
Engraver: Alexander Semyonovich Kartashov (Александр Семенович Карташов)
Reverse
House of the Soviets of the Russian Federation in Moscow
the barricades, the roses
Script: Cyrillic
Lettering: ммд
Translation: mmd
Engraver: Alexander Semyonovich Kartashov (Александр Семенович Карташов)
Edge
Plain
Mint
 (ММД) |
Moscow Mint (Московский монетный двор), Russian Federation (?-date) |
Comments
Events of August 19-21, 1991 became in Russia's recent history one of the most important landmarks.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1991 ММД | 1 021 | ||||||||||||||
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