Medal "Blue Planet Star".

[deValcourt]

RKO? That's what the calligraphy looks like near the bottom.

"Through the thorns to the stars"? The seller claims it's a 1998 "Mega Rare Soviet Russian Space Medal 'Blue Planet Star'" - "The medal was instituted by Federal Space Agency of Russian Federation in 1998. The medal "Blue Planet Star" is awarded for raising public awareness of the cosmonautics concepts, high performance in specialists training, and significant achievements in environmental protection and ecology"

I can't make out all of what the reverse says, but it doesn't all seem like Russian to me. I get "Russian Space Agency" - but shouldn't there be a "Russian Federation" somewhere in the name? Besides, the hanger looks more Ukrainian than anything else, as do a couple of the other medals the seller says are "Soviet Russian.":thumbsdown

Anybody ever even seen one of these?

Phillip