Olympic Games / USSR / Albertville 1992 - Lot 244

Olympic Games / USSR / Albertville 1992 Two official Soviet medals: Spartakiade 1979 Albertville 1992 - Commemorative medal for the 7th Spartakiade of the Peoples of the USSR, Moscow 1979 Bronze with patina. Obverse: two athletes at the start, Soviet star, wording in Cyrillic / Reverse: stylized Kremlin, date "1979". - Plaque/table medal of the Soviet State Committee for the XVI Olympic Winter Games, Albertville 1992. Bronze, in its case Obverse: emblem of the Albertville '92 Games, "USSR National Team at the XVI Olympic Winter Games" in Russian / Reverse: same symbol of the two athletes surrounded by the Committee's legend in Cyrillic. This set illustrates a key moment in Soviet sporting history: the great domestic competition, the Spartakiade (showcase of Soviet physical culture) and the historic transition of 1991-92, the last Olympic representation on behalf of the USSR before dissolution and the emergence of the Unified Team.