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Chinese commemorative medal marking the 40th anniversary of the construction of Beijing Nanyuan Airport (1946–1986), associated with the history of Chinese military aviation and the People’s Liberation Army.
The bronze-coloured metal medal features a front-facing military transport aircraft, with a stylised tower or monument in the background, above a representation of airport installations. The design is surrounded by two laurel branches.
The upper section bears a Chinese inscription referring to the 40th anniversary of the airport’s construction, together with the dates 1946 and 1986.
The reverse features several lines of Chinese text identifying the commemoration and referring to the Chinese People’s Liberation Army. The lower section bears the date 1986 and the city of Beijing (北京).
The medal is suspended from an elongated diamond-shaped horizontal metal bar with a bronze-coloured finish and a pin fastening on the reverse.
