H-8/2. Azerbaijan Soviet Republic State prize named after U.Hajibeyov (1970)

Obverse

Bust to right

Reverse

YЗЕJИР / hАЧЫБЭJОВ / АДЫНА / АЗЭРБАJЧАН ССР / ДЕВЛЭТ / МУКАФАТЫ / ЛАУРЕАТЫ [Laureate of the State Prize of the Azerbaijan SSR named after Uzeyir Hajibeyov]

Comments

1. The prize was established by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Azerbaijan SSR and the Council of Ministers of the Azerbaijan SSR.
2. The Prize was awarded annually (from 1966 to 1991) for outstanding creative achievements in the field of literature and art.
3. The medal, using an eyelet and a ring, is connected to a rectangular block covered with a silk moire ribbon in the colors of the state flag of the Azerbaijan SSR.

Specifications

Article: H-8/2
Type: Award medal
Year: 1970
Country: USSR
Mint: Leningrad mint
Metal: Bronze, Gold plated
Diameter: 26,0 mm

Est. Value: $150
Reference: Niggl #2947