ARMENIA, Soviet Republic. 1936-1991. Æ Medal (79mm, 134.5 g, 12h). The Centennial of the birth of Hovhannes Tumanyan, poet and activist (1869-1923). Struck 1969.Electronic Auction 474 World Medals, Bronze Estimate: $ 75 |
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ARMENIA, Soviet Republic. 1936-1991. Æ Medal (79mm, 134.5 g, 12h). The Centennial of the birth of Hovhannes Tumanyan, poet and activist (1869-1923). Struck 1969. Half-length bust of Tumanyan facing slightly left / “Live, my children, but do not live like us” in Armenian, five men in traditional Armenian seated beneath a tree with food spread before them; three women in background to right. Brown surfaces with gray-green patination. EF. |