These medals are discussed in detail in Soviet Space Medals.
In Glory of Great Motherland / January 1959
Rocket flying over the University of Lomonosov (main Soviet scientific institution) In commemoration of launch of the first in the world space rocket / "I believe that many of yours will be witnesses of first out of atmosphere journey." (Konstantin Tsiolkovskiy)
Pennant (that would have been put on the rocket) |
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Minted by the Moscow Mint for the Academy of Science to commemorate the first space rocket launched in the Soviet Union.
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1970
LXX / S.P.Korolev 1906-1966.
Bust of Korolev "Dependable bridge to cosmos is thrown-over by launch of Soviet artificular Sputniks, The road to the Stars is openned" (Korolev, Pravda, Dec 10, 1957)
Hands drawing Vostok. |
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Presentation medal minted by Moscow mint by order of the USSR Academy of Science
to commemorate 70 years birthday anniversary of Soviet missile and space program pioneer Sergei Pavlovich Korolev.
No public releae - scientists and designers in Soviet space programs received these medals during anniversary of Korolev birthday
celebration.
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1992
International Space Year (in Russian and English)
von Braun and Korolyov Association of the museums of cosmonautics (in Russian and English)
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Issued by the Association of Museums of Cosmonautics (AMCOS) for display in Russian Space Museums and not distributed to the public. Designed by A. Zavaluyev.
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1961
Portrait of Gagarin
Date, inscription and signature
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Issued in 1961 to commemorate Gagarin's flight in Vostok-1 as the first man in space. For the 20th year anniversary, it was engraved with "20 years of flight of man into space from cosmodrome Baikonur" and given to launch team officers who participated in the Vostok-1 launch.
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Cosmonauts V. Lyakhov, L. Popov, and V. Ryumin
"Long duration space flights of Soviet cosmonauts V. Lyakhov, L. Popov - 6 months and V. Ryumin - 1 year on board of orbit complex "Salyut-Soyuz-Progress" 1979-1980 with international teams."
Soyuz launch rocket over the globe with USSR showed on the world map and docked Soyuz/Salyut-6 space station. |
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Presentation medal issued by USSR Cosmonautics Federation presented to cosmonauts Lyakhov, Popov, Ryumin and flight preparation personnel of the Soyuz 32-35 missions. This medal was owned by Lykahov.
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A launching rocket and the legend Cosmodrome Baikonur
RKA / Rosskyskoye Kosmicheskoye Agenstvo (Russian Space Agency)
Mintage of 50.
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A presentation medal of the Russian space agency for Kazakhstan officials. 70 mm diameter rare presentation medal of Russian Space Agency `PKA` (RKA) minted from bronze artwork with attached silver colour Soyuz. On front side reads `Cosmodrome Baikonur`. Reverse shows emblem PKA and reads `Russian Cosmos Agency`.
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1992
The emblem of the Russian Space Forces over the globe and Russian flag, with the arrows the two Russian cosmodromes (Plesetsk on the left, Baikonur on the right)
The emblem of the space divisions of Russia
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A "pennant" that flew on the Resourse-500 mission (in space) which launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in Russia and landed near Seattle, Washington, USA in 1992. It commemorated the 500th anniversary of Columbus' landing, the 35th anniversary of Sputnik, and the International Space Year.
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