Leningrad
1974 year| Aluminium | 36.3 g | 65 mm |
| Location | Soviet Union (Russia) |
|---|---|
| Period | Soviet Union (1922-1991) |
| Type | Medals › Commemorative medals |
| Year | 1974 |
| Composition | Aluminium |
| Weight | 36.3 g |
| Diameter | 65 mm |
| Thickness | 5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#324804 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Script: Cyrillic
Lettering: 1944. ПОДВИГУ.ЗАЩИТНИКОВ.ЛЕНИНГРАДА.ПОСВЯЩАЕТСЯ.1974
Engraver: Alex Shagin
Designer: Alex Shagin
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Plain
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Shagin, born near Leningrad in 1947, graduated from the Vera Mukhina School of Art and Design in Leningrad in 1972, and went on to design commemorative coins and medallions for the Leningrad Mint. Peter the Great, Michelangelo, Apollo-Soyuz and the Moscow Olympics are just some of his creations. He emigrated to the USA and, since 1980, has worked as a freelance medal artist in Southern California.Awards:
Moscow Medallic Art Prize, 1972,
First prize, American Medallic Sculptors Association, 1983,
Award of Excellence from the American Numismatic Association in 1990,
J. Sanford Saltus Award from the American Numismatic Society in 1995.
His work can be found in museums and private collections worldwide, including the Hermitage Museum, the Smithsonian Institution, the Yad Vashem Museum, the British Museum and the Swedish Royal Medallic Collection. In 2002, as first vice-president of the American Medallic Sculpture Association (AMSA), he participated in the FIDEM (Fédération Internationale de la Médaille) congress, designing a special presentation medal for the American delegation - The Medal of Freedom presented to twelve people by Ronald Reagan in 1986.
