In bronze, 80 mm across. The obverse features the image of the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds arena with the torch on top of its tower lit for the event. The reverse shows a monument with the years of the centennial, encircled by the inscription in Estonian language, reading "May the people of Kalev endure and stand as a rock in our defense," probably referring to the sons of Kalev, the giant hero of Estonian mythology and defender of Estonian people, whose sons were also giants and protectors of Estonians. The medal was designed by G. Loik whose name can be seen at the bottom

In bronze, 80 mm across. The obverse features the image of the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds arena with the torch on top of its tower lit for the event. The reverse shows a monument with the years of the centennial, encircled by the inscription in Estonian language, reading "May the people of Kalev endure and stand as a rock in our defense," probably referring to the sons of Kalev, the giant hero of Estonian mythology and defender of Estonian people, whose sons were also giants and protectors of Estonians. The medal was designed by G. Loik whose name can be seen at the bottom on the obverse.

In excellent condition, no significant wear visible to the naked eye.

The tradition of the Estonian Song Festival, or "laulupidu" in Estonian, was born along with the so-called Estonian national awakening, the period in mid-19th century when Estonians acknowledged themselves as a nation deserving to be self-governed. The first song festival took place in Tartu in 1869, grew by orders of magnitude over the years, and continues to this day counting tens of thousands of performers. The highest recorded number of performers was in 2014 - 33,025 people.
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