Accession No
2003.108
Description
Silver presentation medal for the 50 year anniversary of the Russian revolution. Pentagonal shape. Obverse is divided into four sections depicting: a group of figures with flags, '1918', '1968' and the bust of Vladimir Lenin facing left. Reverse has an inscription reading 'MSZMP KÖZPONTI BIZOTTSÁGA AGITÁCIÓS ÉS PROPAGANDA OSZTÁLYA'.
Place
Europe; Eastern Europe; Hungary; Budapest; Petofi Csarnok Flea Market
Period
20th century 1968
Source
Czegledy, Andre [field collector]; Crowther-Beynon Grant [monetary donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
2003.108
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Silver
Local Term
Measurements
75mm x 78mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Purchased at the Petofi Csarnok fleamarket, Budapest.
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau
Context (Production / use)
50 year Anniversary medal of Russian revolution. Text on back reads: 'MSZMP' (Hungarian Socialist workers’ Party). Below is: 'Central Committee Agitation and Propaganda Department'. This sort of medal is representative of the way in which Soviet history was promoted as a kind of international communist history through state socialist regimes.
Event Date 1/6/2004
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Anniversary presentation medal. Silver metal.
Event Date 1/6/2004
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Silver presentation medal for the 50 year anniversary of the Russian revolution. Pentagonal shape. Obverse is divided into four sections depicting: a group of figures with flags, '1918', '1968' and the bust of Vladimir Lenin facing left. Reverse has an inscription reading 'MSZMP KÖZPONTI BIZOTTSÁGA AGITÁCIÓS ÉS PROPAGANDA OSZTÁLYA'.
Event Date 3/5/2023
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
FM:265061
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