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In late April of this year, the Central Bank of Russia began issuing a whole series of coins dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Victory of the USSR in the war against Nazi Germany. Coins were not received in monetary circulation, but were issued as gift booklets.
The kit also included a token of the mint, founded by Peter I in St. Petersburg. In total, the set consisted of coins of 6 denominations - from 1 to 100 rubles (1,5,10,20,50,100). All coins were minted in the Leningrad Mint.
Coins priced at 10, 20 and 100 rubles were made of nickel silver (copper / nickel), and 1, 5, 50 rubles were made of brass (copper / zinc). All coins have different sizes and weights. The print quality “uncirculated” was applied, which did not involve the circulation of coins in the money supply - this could lead to mechanical damage to the surface.
The denominations of the aforementioned coins were minted not in numbers, but in letter form. For example, "one ruble." The circulation of coins was 200 thousand copies of each nominal.
Description of coins:
- 1 ruble with a symbolic poster by the artist Toidze “The Motherland Is Calling!”, Weighing 6.25 grams, with a diameter of 1.945 centimeters;
- 5 rubles with the image of a photo of the battalion commander raising the fighters in the attack, weighing 7.4 grams and measuring 2.19 centimeters;
- 10 rubles, which depicts workers in the rear, forging weapons for Victory, weighs a coin of 7.9 grams, is 2.1 centimeters wide;
- 20 rubles with the image of fighters and tanks, going to the attack, weight 7.9 grams, and diameter 2.4 centimeters;
- 50 rubles, the coin is dedicated to the feat of the sailors going to the attack on the battlefields, weight - more than 8 grams, size 2.5 cm;
- 100 rubles with a monument to the Soviet Warrior with a child in her arms, against the background of the Reichstag, weight 8.75 grams, width 2.7 centimeters.
Today, these coins are not sold, usually in single copies - only in full sets. On the obverse of all the coins, the emblem of the Central Bank of Russia is depicted - the double-headed eagle.
