Russia, Soviet Union. A 1959 Medal For The 250Th Anniversary Of The Battle Of Poltava, With Case Hold (Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold)

(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold)

so that for a person with normal binocular depth perception the edges of the two images seemingly fuse into one "stereo window"

the obverse depicts the names of the Crown-Colonies

Martin Völtz

the lowest class of the German Eagle Order

Russia, Soviet Union. A 1959 Medal For The 250Th Anniversary Of The Battle Of Poltava, With Case Hold (Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold)Constructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised depiction of Imperial Russian infantry, cavalry, and artillery, circumscribed by a Cyrillic dedication to glories of the Battle of Poltava with dates 1709 1959, the reverse bearing a similar raised scene featuring Russian Army personnel with a central standard bearer situated atop a pedestal, surrounded by Russian Cyrillic inscriptions praising the courage of Russias soldiers and hailing the battle