Token - 10th Anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's space flight 1971 front

Token - 10th Anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's space flight 1971 back

Token - 10th Anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's space flight 1971 photo

Token - 10th Anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's space flight

1971 year


Copper	1.77 g	18 mm

Description

Location	German Democratic Republic (Germany)
Period	Democratic Republic (1949-1990)
Type	Medals › Commemorative medals
Year	1971
Composition	Copper
Weight	1.77 g
Diameter	18 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Updated	2024-11-14

References

Numista	N#258489
Rarity index	93%

Reverse

Soviet ship Vostok 1, legend around.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
RAUMSCHIFF
P
WOSTOK I

Edge

Plain

Comment

Vostok 1 is the first manned space flight in history and the first mission of the Vostok program. The Soviet spacecraft Vostok 3KA was launched on April 12, 1961 from the Baikonur cosmodrome with cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin on board (Source: www.wikipedia.org).