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There are many historical facts about which mankind will know many years later. For example, in the USSR in 1965, it was decided to introduce a new tradition in the coinage - the release of commemorative Soviet coins. This year - the year of the anniversary of the great event - 20 years ago, the Soviet Union defeated fascist Germany. So saw the light of 1 ruble 1965 release. The coin was minted by the Leningrad Mint. For the manufacture of coins used copper-nickel alloy with a touch of yellowish hue.
Artists - the creators of the models of the front and back sides of the coin - N. Sokolov and A. Kozlov, and Mr. A. Kozlov was also the author of the modeling of the product, with full enthusiasm and great responsibility reacted to this project. On the obverse of the coin a sculpture of a soldier-liberator was displayed. In natural form, it is located in the Treptow Park in Berlin. On the edge of the coin, its face value is “ONE RUBLE” And then - the date of the anniversary of the victory - “MAY 9, 1965”. The 1 ruble coin was issued in a rather small circulation - 60 million pieces. A remarkable point is that 11.25 thousand copies were of improved quality.
Among the total number of commemorative coins dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the Victory, there are a small number of copies, on the edge of which the word “RUBLE” is written in wide-spread letters. In addition, it still has less noticeable differences. These coins are rare.
In 1965, the 700th anniversary of Warsaw. Given such an event, Poland has released 2 million coins of 10 zlotys, dedicated to this historical fact.
Yugoslavia in 1965 paid special attention to the issue of coins of internal circulation. The state minted brass coins of 5, 10, and 20 pairs. 1 dinar and 50 pairs were minted from a copper-nickel alloy.
