H-16/2. State Prize of Uzbek Republic Prize medal (1970)

Obverse

Bust to right

Laurel twig

Reverse

Laureate of Prize named after Hamza - in Russian and Uzbek

Comments

1. The prize was established by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Uzbek SSR and the Council of Ministers of the Uzbek SSR in 1964 (?)
2. The Prize was awarded annually (from 1964 to 1991) for outstanding creative achievements in the fields of literature, art and architecture.
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 Uzbek SSR.

Specifications

Article: H-16/2
Type: Award medal
Year: 1970
Country: USSR
Mint: Moscow mint
Metal: Bronze, Silver plated, Gold plated
Dimensions: 25,0 x 25,0 mm

Reference: Kokarev_Salykov: Russian & Soviet musicians in Medal Art, Moscow, 2016 (X-2/2);