USSR Polytech Museum All-Union Philatelic Exhibition Commemorative Medal

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• Product Type: Commemorative Table Medal / Plaquette
• Brand / Manufacturer: Polytech Museum (Политехнический музей)
• Release Year: 1967
• Genre: Soviet Phaleristics / Numismatics / Philatelic Memorabilia
• Subject: 50 Years of the October Revolution Philatelic Exhibition
• Country of Origin: USSR (Soviet Union)

Product Features

• Format: Rectangular cast metal table medal (plaquette)
• Material: Matte finish aluminum alloy
• Design Motif: Depicts a stylized postage stamp with a hammer and sickle emblem set against a rising sun
• Obverse Inscription: "Всесоюзная Филателистическая Выставка • 50 Лет Октября" (All-Union Philatelic Exhibition • 50 Years of October)
• Reverse Inscription: "Политехнический Музей • Москва • 1967" (Polytechnic Museum • Moscow • 1967) with an embossed image of the museum building facade

Overview

This is a genunine vintage Soviet table medal issued in 1967 to commemorate the All-Union Philatelic Exhibition held in Moscow. The event marked the 50th anniversary of the 1917 October Revolution, a major milestone celebration across the entire Soviet Union.

The medal is crafted as a sturdy metal plaquette featuring a unique postage stamp design edge on the front side. The back proudly shows the iconic architectural facade of the Moscow Polytechnic Museum, where historical technical and cultural exhibitions took place. This piece has survived in solid collectible condition, making it a great find for collectors of Soviet history, stamp collecting memorabilia, and vintage phaleristics.

Interesting Facts

• Here is the thing—the exhibition was one of the biggest stamp collecting events in early Soviet history, bringing philatelists from all over the republics to showcase rare stamp collections.
• The Polytechnic Museum in Moscow, featured on the reverse, is one of the oldest science museums in the world, founded back in 1872.
• Aluminum was highly favored for these types of Soviet table medals during the late 1960s because it allowed for highly detailed relief work while remaining lightweight.

Publishers

• Event Organizer: All-Union Society of Philatelists (Всесоюзное общество филателистов)
• Venue: Polytechnic Museum, Moscow, RSFSR

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