G-48/10.175 years since birth commemorative medal (1979)

Obverse

Half-lenght portrait 1/2 to the right (with hands), with scenes from the opera "Ruslan and Ludmila"

Reverse

Bells in the sky above forest

КОМПОЗИТОР ГЛИНКА / 1804 - 1857

Specifications

Article: G-48/10
Type: Commemorative medal
Year: 1979
Country: USSR
Mint: Experimental creative and production plant, Moscow
Designer: SALMAN Mark (1938-2015)
Metal: Aluminum
Diameter: 70,0 mm

Reference: Kokarev_Salykov: Russian & Soviet musicians in Medal Art, Moscow, 2016 (Г-6/10); Niggl #4397