Honorary Citizen of Kozyatyn

"Honorary Citizen of Kozyatyn" Medal, which belonged to combat veteran and ophthalmologist Maryna Volodymyrivna Tsytovska (13 January 1921 – 22 January 2011). Obverse: a shield with the Soviet-era coat of arms of Kozyatyn on a granular background. At the top of the shield is the inscription "КОЗЯТИН" (KOZYATYN). Below it is a five-pointed star with rays, and beneath the star a front view of a steam locomotive set within a circle. The circle is surrounded by decorative ornament, with a gear segment at the bottom. Reverse: a three-line inscription on a smooth field: "Почесний громадянин м. КОЗЯТИН" ("Honorary Citizen of the City of Kozyatyn"). A laurel branch curves along the right edge of the medal. Maryna Volodymyrivna was born on 13 January 1921 in Krolevets, Chernihiv Oblast. During World War II she worked in a military hospital. She graduated from the Kyiv Medical Institute. From 1952 she lived in Kozyatyn and worked as an ophthalmologist at the Central District Hospital. Her total working career spanned 67 years, 40 of which she spent as head of the ophthalmology department. She was awarded the title of Excellence in Public Health and held the qualification of First Category Physician. She received six medals for her service in the war and many awards for dedicated work, as well as a Certificate of Honour and an engraved watch from the President of Ukraine. In July 2001, for her significant personal contribution to the development of medicine in the city, she was awarded the title of "Honorary Citizen of Kozyatyn". She died on 22 January 2011 and is buried in Kozyatyn. Photo courtesy of the Kozyatyn City History Museum: https://kozatyn.blogspot.com