The 250th Anniversary of Leningrad Medal was a medal of the Soviet Union

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

, established by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on 16 May 1957 to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the city of Leningrad. The coin's relief design by NA Sokolov shows the Lenin Monument at the Finlyandsky Rail Terminal on the obverse (with the Neva River

Neva River

The Neva is a river in northwestern Russia flowing from Lake Ladoga through the western part of Leningrad Oblast to the Neva Bay of the Gulf of Finland. Despite its modest length , it is the third largest river in Europe in terms of average discharge .The Neva is the only river flowing from Lake...

 and Russian Admiralty

Russian Admiralty

Admiralty Board was a supreme body for the administration of the Imperial Russian Navy in the Russian Empire, established by Peter the Great on December 12, 1718, and headquartered in the Admiralty building, Saint Petersburg....

 in the background, an inscription which translates as "In memory of the 250 th anniversary of Leningrad" and red star in the upper rim and a laurel branch and hammer and sickle round the rim at the bottom) and the Smolny Institute on the reverse (with an inscription which translates as "City-hero of Glory!" on the building and a laurel and oak-leaf wreath, the Order of Lenin

Order of Lenin

The Order of Lenin , named after the leader of the Russian October Revolution, was the highest decoration bestowed by the Soviet Union...

 and the Order of the Red Banner

Order of the Red Banner

The Soviet government of Russia established the Order of the Red Banner , a military decoration, on September 16, 1918 during the Russian Civil War...

at the bottom - the city was awarded both orders).