Posted 10 years ago
katyrose
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I found this medal (?) in my Grandmother's house. Any information about it would be appreciated. It measures about 2" top to bottom and the back is plain, no markings at all.
Thank you, Kate
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It is Russian
CEBEPOMOPCK translates to Severomorsk
wiki: Severomorsk (Russian: ????????????) is a closed town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located along the Kola Bay - On April 18, 1951, it was elevated in status to that of a town under oblast jurisdiction and given its present name. The town is the main administrative base of the Russian Northern Fleet. Severomorsk has the largest dry dock on the Kola Peninsula. (On May 13, 1984, on the outskirts of Severomorsk, there was a major fire at a stockpile of naval missiles. The fire lasted five days, was accompanied by violent explosions, killed 200-300 people, and destroyed at least one third of the Northern Fleet's stockpile of surface-to-air missiles). - The flag shown is a Russian Marine Flag
Along the bottom translates to: Capital Severnoto Fleet