ann ers ▁and ▁diver gent ▁be ams ▁as ▁a ▁background ▁to ▁the ▁K iev ▁monument ▁in ▁honour ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁October ▁Social ist ▁Revolution . ▁Al ong ▁the ▁upper ▁circum ference ▁of ▁the ▁medal , ▁the ▁ins cription : ▁" In ▁Comm em oration ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 5 0 0 ▁An ni versary ▁of ▁K iev " ▁( ). ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁reverse , ▁in ▁the ▁upper ▁part ▁is ▁an ▁image ▁of ▁a ▁" G old ▁Star " ▁of ▁Hero ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union , ▁just ▁below ▁it ▁the ▁ins cription ▁in ▁two ▁lines ▁" GL ORY ▁TO ▁THE ▁H ER O - C ITY !" ▁( ). ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁lower ▁part , ▁the ▁image ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Soviet ▁of ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁SS R , ▁to ▁its ▁right , ▁the ▁image ▁of ▁the ▁Soph ia ▁Museum , ▁a ▁cultural ▁monument ▁of ▁the ▁ele vent h ▁century . ▁ ▁The ▁medal ▁is ▁secured ▁to ▁a ▁standard ▁Russian ▁pent ag onal ▁mount ▁by ▁a ▁ring ▁through ▁the ▁medal ▁susp ension ▁loop . ▁The ▁mount ▁is ▁covered ▁by ▁a ▁ 2 4 mm ▁wide ▁green ▁sil k ▁mo ir é ▁rib bon ▁with ▁a ▁red ▁ 2 mm ▁left ▁edge ▁stri pe , ▁a ▁blue ▁ 2 mm ▁right ▁edge ▁stri pe ▁and ▁a ▁central ▁ 8 mm ▁red ▁stri pe ▁fl ank ed ▁by ▁two ▁ 0 , 5 mm ▁wide ▁gold ▁edge ▁stri pes ▁on ▁each ▁side ▁spac ed ▁ 1 mm ▁apart . ▁ ▁Re cip ients