Ivan Fedorov 400th Anniversary Table Medal

Product Description

Table Medal struck for the 400 year anniversary of the death of Ivan Fedorov, 1983. (Медаль. Русский первопечатник Иван Федоров. 400-лет со дня смерти.)  Medalist Fedorova, Galina Alexandrovna, Leningrad Mint (Медальер Федорова, Галина Александровна, Ленинградский монетный двор). With her mark to the right of the medal on the obverse. 60mm diameter (2.3 inches) and 125 grams (4.4 oz.) 400 pieces were struck. Like new, 1 available. 

Leningrad Mint, 1983. Red brass or tombac (a malleable brass alloy with a high copper content and 5–20% zinc content mainly used for medals. It resembles bronze.)

Ivan Fеdorov (Иван Федоров) was one of the fathers of Eastern Slavonic printing. He printed the first complete Church Slavonic Bible in 1581, known as the Ostrog Bible.