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City Jubilee Medals
Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow.
Established 20 September 1947. Awarded to all citizens who lived in Moscow or its suburbs for a period of not less than five years. Moscow was mentioned for the first time in 1147 as the estate of Grand Duke Yuri Dolgoruky. In 1156, Dolgoruky surrounded his estate with a wall constructed of earth, and equipped it with watch-towers thus transforming it into a fortress. Dolgoruky's portrait is thus featured on this award. On 8 May 1965, Moscow was honored with the title "City Hero". Moscow was also awarded two Orders of Lenin and the Order of the October Revolution. Made of Copper. Approximately 1,730,000 were issued.
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Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of Leningrad.
Established 16 May 1957. Awarded to all citizens who participated in the restoration and reconstruction of the city and maintained Leningrad citizenship for no less than five years. Awarded also were Leningrad defenders who received the medal for the Defense of Leningrad, regardless of living place. This medal stopped being issued after 1 January 1978. Leningrad is considered to have been founded on 16 May 1703, when the construction of Petropavlovsk fortress started. The city name has changed over time. Originally Saint Petersburg, in 1914 it was changed to Petrograd, then in 1924 to Leningrad, and finally in 1992 back to Saint Petersburg. It was the capital of Russia, until it was changed to Moscow in 1918. On 1 May 1945, Leningrad was honored with the title "City Hero". Leningrad was awarded two Orders of Lenin, the Order of the October Revolution, and the Order of the Red Banner. Made of Non-ferrous metal. Approximately 1,440,000 were issued.
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Commemoration of the 1500th Anniversary of Kiev.
Established 10 May 1982
. Awarded to all citizens who lived in Kiev for no less than 10 years. Awarded also were Kiev defenders who received the medal for the Defense of Kiev, regardless of living place. Legend has it that at the end of the 5th and the beginning of the 6th centuries, three brothers, Kiy, Shchek, and Khoriv, and their sister, Lybid, founded a town and named it after their elder brother Kiy, as "Kyiv". Ancient Russian chronicles indicate Kiev was known from 860 A.D. In 1965, Kiev was honored with the title "City Hero", and received the Gold Star medal. Kiev was also awarded two Orders of Lenin and the Order of Friendship of the Peoples. Made of Brass. Approximately 700,000 were issued.
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RARITY KEY:
A-Abundant, readily available, often in wholesale quantities.
C-Common, always available. Occasionally in quantity.
R1-Usually available without a long delay. Difficult to find in quantity.
R2-Scarce to rare, less seldom available.
R3-Rare. Difficult to find.
R4-Very rare. Demand outstrips supply, and specimens, when
available are often eagerly sought.
R5-Extremely rare and seldom available. Collector may have to
search for a few years to locate one.
R6-Of the highest rarity. Very difficult to obtain.
R7-Almost never available. Most collectors will not have a chance to acquire these pieces.
R8-Never been on the market. Almost impossible to obtain.
R*-Not available for collections.
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