11-28-2003, 08:54 AM
This medal was produced in 1988 by the Soviet Peace Committee, a group backed by the Soviet government to oppose the arms race .
In 1987, Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev signed the INF Treaty, which eliminated U.S. and Soviet ground-launched ballistic missiles and ground-launched cruise missiles having a range capability between 500 and 5500 kilometers. To mark the occasion, the Soviet Peace Committee used metal from R-12 Soviet medium range missiles scrapped under the treaty to strike these medals. The card that was distributed with the medal cites its origin and says “The metal poses no harm for your health.” It appears to be aluminum, which came from the outer casing of the missile and is not radioactive. The denomination of the coin is “1 disarmament dollar” (or ruble, in Russian).
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Now, the above text is of the seller. Note the change in the design of the Soviet Peace Committee logo - not just the globe, but also a bell. (peace bell?).
Tal
In 1987, Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev signed the INF Treaty, which eliminated U.S. and Soviet ground-launched ballistic missiles and ground-launched cruise missiles having a range capability between 500 and 5500 kilometers. To mark the occasion, the Soviet Peace Committee used metal from R-12 Soviet medium range missiles scrapped under the treaty to strike these medals. The card that was distributed with the medal cites its origin and says “The metal poses no harm for your health.” It appears to be aluminum, which came from the outer casing of the missile and is not radioactive. The denomination of the coin is “1 disarmament dollar” (or ruble, in Russian).
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Now, the above text is of the seller. Note the change in the design of the Soviet Peace Committee logo - not just the globe, but also a bell. (peace bell?).
Tal
Under the banner of Marxism-Leninism, under the leadership of the Communist Party--forward to new victories in the construction of communism!
