Medal - Institute of Experimental Pathology and Therapy Academy of Medical Sciences of the USSR, 1927-1977

Features

Location	Soviet Union (Russia)
Type	Commemorative medals › Company, institution and association medals
Year	1977
Composition	Tombac
Weight	109.81 g
Diameter	60 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 531238
References	Shkurko# 121 Alla Semyonovna Shkurko, Andrey Yuryevich Salykov; 2005. Памятная медаль советского периода 1919-1991 = Commemorative Medals of the Soviet Period 1919-1991 (2005). Gosudarstvennyi istoricheskiĭ muzeĭ, Moscow, Russian Federation.

Commemorative issue

50th anniversary of the institute

Obverse

Historical building in Sukhumi, framed by large palm trees and subtropical vegetation characteristic of Abkhazia. Above the building appears the inscription “50 years” in Russian. At the bottom, the anniversary dates 1927–1977 are engraved. The outer ring bears the full inscription: “Institute of Experimental Pathology and Therapy, AMS USSR – Sukhumi.”
The finish is matte bronze with detailed relief of the landscape and vegetation.

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering:
ИНСТИТУТ ЭКСПЕРИМЕНТАЛЬНОЙ ПАТОЛОГИИ И ТЕРАПИИ АМН СССР
СУХУМИ
50 ЛЕТ
1927–1977

Translation:
Institute of Experimental Pathology and Therapy of the USSR Academy of Medical Sciences
Sukhumi
50 years
1927–1977

Engraver: Marina Efremovna Eshba (Марина Ефремовна Эшба)

Reverse

A circular composition featuring nine stylized monkeys in various poses arranged around the rim, symbolizing the institute’s primatological research. At the center is a large baboon head in profile, similar to the earlier 1927 medal motif. Below the central portrait is a shallow laboratory dish (symbolic of experimental research). The reverse is fully pictorial and contains no inscription.

Engraver: Marina Efremovna Eshba (Марина Ефремовна Эшба)

Mint

Moscow Mint (Московский монетный двор), Russian Federation (?-date)

Comments

The Sukhumi Institute of Experimental Pathology and Therapy, founded in 1927, was the primary Soviet center for primatology, biomedical research, infectious disease studies, and vaccine development. Located in the subtropical climate of Abkhazia, it housed one of the largest monkey colonies in the USSR.
This medal commemorates the 50th anniversary of the institute (1927–1977). Such anniversary medals were produced in limited quantities for staff, collaborators, and academic events. The recurring use of monkey imagery reflects the institute’s global scientific role as a specialized primate research center.

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Date			Mintage		VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (1977)			500

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