Vagif Samadoghlu Medal

Vagif Samadoghlu Medal
Vagif Samadoghlu Medal
Azerbaijani: Vaqif Səmədoğlu medalı
Awarded for	propaganda of Azerbaijani literature and culture, especially the poetic heritage of Vagif Samadoghlu
Date	2019
Country	Azerbaijan
Presented by	Vagif Samadoghlu Center
Highlights
First awarded	Anar (2019)
Last awarded	Salim Babullaoghlu (2023)

The Vagif Samadoghlu Medal is a literary award named after Vagif Samadoghlu, a prominent representative of Azerbaijani poetry of the twentieth century, one of the pioneers of the "literary generation of the 60s" and one of the reformers of Azerbaijani free verse.

The medal, intended for famous figures of literature and culture, public figures of both Azerbaijan and different countries of the world, has been awarded since 2019 by the Vagif Samadoghlu Center according to two main criteria:

For propaganda of Azerbaijani literature and culture, especially the poetic heritage of Vagif Samadoghlu;
For contribution to world literature and especially world poetry;

The medal was made by sculptor and artist Kyamran Asadov.