Commemorative coinCommemorative coins are coins that were issued to commemorate some particular event or issue. Most world commemorative coins were issued from the 1960s onward, although there are numerous examples of commemorative coins of earlier date. Such coins have a distinct design with reference to the...
s were released in the USSR between 1965 and 1991. Most of them were made of
copper-nickel alloyCupronickel or Coppernickel is an alloy of copper that contains nickel and strengthening elements, such as iron and manganese. Cupronickel is highly resistant to corrosion in seawater, because its electrode potential is adjusted to be neutral with regard to seawater...
, but there were also
silver coinSilver coins are possibly the oldest mass form of coinage. Silver has been used as a coinage metal since the times of the Greeks. Their silver drachmas were popular trade coins....
s,
gold coinA gold coin is a coin made mostly or entirely of gold. Gold has been used for coins practically since the invention of coinage, originally because of gold's intrinsic value...
s,
palladium coinPalladium coins are a form of coinage made out of the rare silver-white transition metal palladium. Palladium is internationally recognised as a form of currency under ISO 4217. Tonga commenced issuing palladium coins in 1967, which included the Tonga Palladium Hau...
s and
platinum coinPlatinum coins are a form of currency. Platinum has an international currency symbol under ISO 4217 of XPT. Platinum bullion coins include the American Platinum Eagle, the Canadian Platinum Maple Leaf, the Australian Platinum Koala and the discontinued Russian Ballet series issued by the Soviet...
s. All of the
coinA coin is a piece of hard material, usually metal or a metallic material and sometimes made of synthetic materials, usually in the shape of a disc, and most often issued by a government. Coins are used as a form of money in transactions of various kinds, from the everyday circulation coins to the...
s were minted either by the
MoscowMoscow is the capital and the largest city of Russia. It is also the largest metropolitan area in Europe, and ranks among the largest urban areas in the world. Moscow is a major political, economic, cultural, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the world, a...
Mint (Московский монетный двор (ММД)) or by the
LeningradSaint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. The city's other names were Petrograd and Leningrad...
Mint (Ленинградский монетный двор(ЛМД)). Certain parts of the mintage of almost each coin were minted using the
proof coinageProof coinage means special early samples of a coin issue, historically made for checking the dies and for archival purposes, but nowadays often struck in greater numbers specially for coin collectors . Many countries now issue them....
technology.
Note: despite the actual metal composition, these coins were known informally as железный рубль (iron ruble) — in contrast to the banknote more generally issued for this value.
- 20th anniv. of Soviet people's Victory over fascist Germany in the Great Patriotic War (1941 - 1945), 1965
- 50 years of Soviet power, 1967
- 100th anniv. of V.
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Commemorative coinCommemorative coins are coins that were issued to commemorate some particular event or issue. Most world commemorative coins were issued from the 1960s onward, although there are numerous examples of commemorative coins of earlier date. Such coins have a distinct design with reference to the...
s were released in the USSR between 1965 and 1991. Most of them were made of
copper-nickel alloyCupronickel or Coppernickel is an alloy of copper that contains nickel and strengthening elements, such as iron and manganese. Cupronickel is highly resistant to corrosion in seawater, because its electrode potential is adjusted to be neutral with regard to seawater...
, but there were also
silver coinSilver coins are possibly the oldest mass form of coinage. Silver has been used as a coinage metal since the times of the Greeks. Their silver drachmas were popular trade coins....
s,
gold coinA gold coin is a coin made mostly or entirely of gold. Gold has been used for coins practically since the invention of coinage, originally because of gold's intrinsic value...
s,
palladium coinPalladium coins are a form of coinage made out of the rare silver-white transition metal palladium. Palladium is internationally recognised as a form of currency under ISO 4217. Tonga commenced issuing palladium coins in 1967, which included the Tonga Palladium Hau...
s and
platinum coinPlatinum coins are a form of currency. Platinum has an international currency symbol under ISO 4217 of XPT. Platinum bullion coins include the American Platinum Eagle, the Canadian Platinum Maple Leaf, the Australian Platinum Koala and the discontinued Russian Ballet series issued by the Soviet...
s. All of the
coinA coin is a piece of hard material, usually metal or a metallic material and sometimes made of synthetic materials, usually in the shape of a disc, and most often issued by a government. Coins are used as a form of money in transactions of various kinds, from the everyday circulation coins to the...
s were minted either by the
MoscowMoscow is the capital and the largest city of Russia. It is also the largest metropolitan area in Europe, and ranks among the largest urban areas in the world. Moscow is a major political, economic, cultural, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the world, a...
Mint (Московский монетный двор (ММД)) or by the
LeningradSaint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. The city's other names were Petrograd and Leningrad...
Mint (Ленинградский монетный двор(ЛМД)). Certain parts of the mintage of almost each coin were minted using the
proof coinageProof coinage means special early samples of a coin issue, historically made for checking the dies and for archival purposes, but nowadays often struck in greater numbers specially for coin collectors . Many countries now issue them....
technology.
1 Ruble
Note: despite the actual metal composition, these coins were known informally as железный рубль (iron ruble) — in contrast to the banknote more generally issued for this value.
- 20th anniv. of Soviet people's Victory over fascist Germany in the Great Patriotic War (1941 - 1945), 1965
- 50 years of Soviet power, 1967
- 100th anniv. of V. I. Lenin's birth, 1970
- 30th anniv. of Soviet people's Victory over fascist Germany in the Great Patriotic War (1941 - 1945), 1975
- 60th anniv. of the Great October Socialist Revolution, 1977
- Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
(Emblem), 1977
- Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
(Moscow KremlinThe Moscow Kremlin otherwise known as the Russian Parliament , sometimes referred to as simply The Kremlin, is a historic fortified complex at the heart of Moscow, overlooking the Moskva River , Saint Basil's Cathedral and Red Square and the Alexander Garden...
), 1978
- Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
(MSUM. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University , for a time the Lomonosov University or MSU , is the largest university in Russia. Founded in 1755, it also claims to be the oldest university in Russia and the tallest educational building in the world...
building), 1979
- Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
(Monument "To the Conquerors of Space"), 1979
- Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
(Moscow Soviet building, monument to Yury Dolgoruky), 1980
- Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
(Olympic Torch in Moscow), 1980
- 20th anniv. of the first human flight into space (USSR
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. The name is a translation of the , tr. Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik, abbreviated СССР, SSSR. The common short name is Soviet Union, from , Sovetskiy Soyuz...
citizen Yuri GagarinYuri Alekseyevich Gagarin , Hero of the Soviet Union, was a Soviet cosmonaut. On 12 April 1961, he became the first human in outer space and the first to orbit the Earth...
), 1981
- Friendship for ever (Soviet-Bulgaria
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n friendship), 1981
- 60th anniv. of the formation of the USSR, 1982
- 165th anniv. of Karl Marx
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's birth, 1983
- 20th anniv. of the first woman's flight into space (USSR
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citizen Valentina TereshkovaValentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova is the first woman in space, now a retired Soviet cosmonaut. Out of more than four hundred applicants and then out of five finalists, she was selected to pilot Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963 and become the first woman to fly in space...
), 1983
- 400th anniv. of Ivan Fyodorov
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's death, 1984
- 150th anniv. of Dmitry Mendeleyev's birth, 1984
- 125th anniv. of Alexander Popov
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's birth, 1984
- 185th anniv. of Aleksandr Pushkin
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's birth, 1984
- 115th anniv. of V. I. Lenin's birth, 1985
- 40th anniv. of Soviet people's Victory over fascist Germany in the Great Patriotic War (1941 - 1945), 1985
- 12th World Festival of Youth and Students
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in Moscow, 1985
- 165th anniv. if Friedrich Engels
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's birth, 1985
- International Year of Peace, 1986
- 275th anniv. of Mikhail Lomonosov
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's birth, 1986
- 175th anniv. of the Battle of Borodino
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(monument), 1987
- 175th anniv. of the Battle of Borodino
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(bas relief), 1987
- 130th anniv. of Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
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's birth, 1987
- 70th anniv. of the Great October Socialist Revolution, 1987
- 120th anniv. of Maksim Gorky's birth, 1988
- 160th anniv. of Leo Tolstoy
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's birth, 1988
- 175th anniv. of Taras Shevchenko
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's birth, 1989
- 150th anniv. of Modest Musorgsky's birth, 1989
- 175th anniv. of Mikhail Lermontov
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's birth, 1989
- 100th anniv. of Hamza Hakimzadeh Niyazi's birth, 1989
- 100th anniv. of Mihai Eminescu
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's death, 1989
- 130th anniv. of Anton Chekhov
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's birth, 1990
- 150th anniv. of Pyotr Chaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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's birth, 1990
- 45th anniv. of Soviet people's Victory over fascist Germany in the Great Patriotic War (1941 - 1945) (Marshal of the Soviet Union Georgi Zhukov), 1990
- 500th anniv. of Francysk Skaryna
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's birth, 1990
- 125th anniv. of Jānis Rainis's birth, 1990
- 550th anniv. of Alisher Navoi's birth, 1991
- 125th anniv. of Pyotr Lebedev
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's birth, 1991
- 100th anniv. of Sergei Prokofiev
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's birth, 1991
- Turkmen poet Makhtumkuli, 1991
- 100th anniv. of Konstantin Ivanov, Chuvash
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poet, 1991
- 850th anniv. of Nezami Ganjavi
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's birth, 1991
- Games of the 25th Olympiad in Barcelona
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), 1991
- Games of the 25th Olympiad in Barcelona
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(javelin throwThe javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 meters in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon.- Rules and Competitions :...
), 1991
- Games of the 25th Olympiad in Barcelona
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), 1991
- Games of the 25th Olympiad in Barcelona
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), 1991
- Games of the 25th Olympiad in Barcelona
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(weightlifting), 1991
- Games of the 25th Olympiad in Barcelona
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), 1991
3 Rubles
- 70th anniv. of the Great October Socialist Revolution, 1987
- The earthquake in Armenia, 1989
- 50th anniv. of Victory in the Battle of Moscow
The Battle of Moscow is the name given by Soviet historians to two periods of strategically significant fighting on a 600 km sector of the Eastern Front during World War II. It took place between October 1941 and January 1942...
, 1991
5 Rubles
- 70th anniv. of the Great October Socialist Revolution, 1987
- Monument to Peter the Great
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in LeningradSaint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. The city's other names were Petrograd and Leningrad...
, 1988
- Millennium of Russia
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monument in Novgorod, 1988
- Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev
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, 1988
- The Cathedral of Intercession on the Mound
The Cathedral of Intercession of Theotokos on the Moat , popularly known as the Cathedral of Basil the Blessed, is a Russian Orthodox cathedral erected on the Red Square in Moscow in 1555–1561. Built on the order of Ivan IV of Russia to commemorate the capture of Kazan and Astrakhan, it marks the...
, 1989
- Registan Ensemble
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in SamarkandSamarkand is the second-largest city in Uzbekistan and the capital of Samarqand Province. The city is most noted for its central position on the Silk Road between China and the West, and for being an Islamic centre for scholarly study. The Bibi-Khanym Mosque remains one of the city's most famous...
, 1989
- Cathedral of the Annunciation
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in Moscow, 1989
- The Grand Palace in Peterhof
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, 1990
- Cathedral of the Dormition
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in Moscow, 1990
- Matenadaran Institute of Ancient Manuscripts
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, 1990
- Cathedral of the Archangel
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in Moscow, 1991
- The State Bank of the USSR building, 1991
- Red Data Book of the Russian Federation
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(MarkhorThe Markhor is a goat-antelope found in the sparse woodlands of the Western Himalayas.-Description:Markhor stand at the shoulder and weigh from . Females are tan in colour with a white underbelly and a pattern of black and white on the legs...
), outer part:copper-nickel alloy, inner part: copper-zinc alloy, 1991
- Red Data Book of the Russian Federation
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of the USSR (Blakiston's Fish Owl Blakiston's Fish Owl, Bubo blakistoni, is an owl. This species is a part of the family known as typical owls, Strigidae, which contains most species of owl...
), outer part:copper-nickel alloy, inner part: copper-zinc alloy, 1991
- Monument to David of Sasun in Yerevan, 1991
3 Rubles
- 1000th anniv. of the Baptism of Russia (Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev
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), mf:900, weight:31.1 g, mintage:35000, 1988
- 1000th anniv. of the Baptism of Russia (Vladimir
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's Srebrenik), mf:900, weight:31.1 g, mintage:35000, 1988
- 500th anniv. of Russian State (Moscow Kremlin
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), mf:900, weight:31.1 g, mintage:40000, 1989
- 500th anniv. of Russian State (first All-Russian coins), mf:900, weight:31.1 g, mintage:40000, 1989
- 500th anniv. of Russian State (Peter the Great
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Fleet), mf:900, weight:31.1 g, mintage:40000, 1990
- 500th anniv. of Russian State (Petropavlovsk Fortress), mf:900, weight:31.1 g, mintage:40000, 1990
- World Summit for Children
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, mf:900, weight:31.1 g, mintage:20000, 1990
- 500th anniv. of Russian State (Bolshoi Theatre
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), mf:900, weight:31.1 g, mintage:25000, 1990
- 250th anniv. of the discovery of Russian America (James Cook
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at Unalaska), mf:900, weight:31.1 g, mintage:25000, 1990
- 500th anniv. of Russian State (Arch of Triumph
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), mf:900, weight:31.1 g, mintage:40000, 1991
- 250th anniv. of the discovery of Russian America (Fort Ross), mf:900, weight:31.1 g, mintage:25000, 1991
- 30th anniv. of the first human flight into space (USSR citizen Yuri Gagarin
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), mf:900, weight:31.1 g, mintage:25000, 1991
5 Rubles
- Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow
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(LeningradSaint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. The city's other names were Petrograd and Leningrad...
), millesimal finenessMillesimal fineness is a system of denoting the purity of platinum, gold and silver alloys by parts per thousand of pure metal by mass in the alloy. For example, an alloy containing 75% gold is denoted as "750". Many European countries use the percentage hallmark stamps Millesimal fineness is a...
(mf):900, mintage: 121417 proofProof coinage means special early samples of a coin issue, historically made for checking the dies and for archival purposes, but nowadays often struck in greater numbers specially for coin collectors . Many countries now issue them....
+ 250411, 1977
- Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
(TallinnTallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies a surface of in which 405,867 inhabitants live. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki.-Historical names:...
), mf:900, mintage: 122167 proofProof coinage means special early samples of a coin issue, historically made for checking the dies and for archival purposes, but nowadays often struck in greater numbers specially for coin collectors . Many countries now issue them....
+ 251562, 1977
- Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
(KievKiev or Kyiv , is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300...
), mf:900, mintage: 121137 proofProof coinage means special early samples of a coin issue, historically made for checking the dies and for archival purposes, but nowadays often struck in greater numbers specially for coin collectors . Many countries now issue them....
+ 250037, 1977
- Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
(MinskMinsk is the capital and largest city in Belarus, situated on the Svislach and Niamiha rivers. Minsk is also a headquarters of the Commonwealth of Independent States . As the national capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is also the administrative centre of Minsk...
), mf:900, mintage: 121137 proofProof coinage means special early samples of a coin issue, historically made for checking the dies and for archival purposes, but nowadays often struck in greater numbers specially for coin collectors . Many countries now issue them....
+ 250040, 1977
- Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
(swimmingThe aquatic sport of swimming involves competition amongst participants to be the fastest over a given distance under self propulsion.The different events include 25, 50, 100, 200, breaststroke, backstroke and butterfly, the 25, 50, 100, 200, 400, 500, 800, 1000, 1500, and 1650 free and the 100,...
), mf:900, mintage: 118335 proofProof coinage means special early samples of a coin issue, historically made for checking the dies and for archival purposes, but nowadays often struck in greater numbers specially for coin collectors . Many countries now issue them....
+ 226665, 1978
- Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
(athleticsTrack and field athletics is a collection of sports events that involve running, throwing, jumping and walking. Organised athletics are traced back to the Ancient Olympic Games from 776 BC, and most modern events are conducted by the member clubs of the International Association of Athletics...
), mf:900, mintage: 118353 proofProof coinage means special early samples of a coin issue, historically made for checking the dies and for archival purposes, but nowadays often struck in greater numbers specially for coin collectors . Many countries now issue them....
+ 226653, 1978
- Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
(equestrianEquestrianism refers to the skill of riding or driving horses. This broad description includes both use of horses for practical, working purposes as well as recreational activities and competitive sports.-Overview of equestrian activities:...
), mf:900, mintage: 118409 proofProof coinage means special early samples of a coin issue, historically made for checking the dies and for archival purposes, but nowadays often struck in greater numbers specially for coin collectors . Many countries now issue them....
+ 220603, 1978
- Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
(high jumpThe high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of any devices. It has been contested since the Olympic Games of ancient Greece. Over the centuries since, competitors have introduced increasingly more...
), mf:900, mintage: 119143 proofProof coinage means special early samples of a coin issue, historically made for checking the dies and for archival purposes, but nowadays often struck in greater numbers specially for coin collectors . Many countries now issue them....
+ 220583, 1978
- Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
(hammer throwThe modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...
), mf:900, mintage: 107928 proofProof coinage means special early samples of a coin issue, historically made for checking the dies and for archival purposes, but nowadays often struck in greater numbers specially for coin collectors . Many countries now issue them....
+ 207078, 1979
- Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
(weightlifting), mf:900, mintage: 107928 proofProof coinage means special early samples of a coin issue, historically made for checking the dies and for archival purposes, but nowadays often struck in greater numbers specially for coin collectors . Many countries now issue them....
+ 207078, 1979
- Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
(gymnasticsGymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, balance and grace. Artistic gymnastics is the best known and most popular of the gymnastics sports governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique...
), mf:900, mintage: 95420 proofProof coinage means special early samples of a coin issue, historically made for checking the dies and for archival purposes, but nowadays often struck in greater numbers specially for coin collectors . Many countries now issue them....
+ 126220, 1980
- Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
(archeryArchery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow. Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat; in modern times, however, its main use is that of a recreational activity...
), mf:900, mintage: 95420 proofProof coinage means special early samples of a coin issue, historically made for checking the dies and for archival purposes, but nowadays often struck in greater numbers specially for coin collectors . Many countries now issue them....
+ 126220, 1980
- Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
(folk sport GorodkiGorodki is an ancient Russian folk sport whose popularity has spread to Karelia, Finland, Sweden, Ingria, Lithuania and Estonia. Similar to bowling, the aim of the game is to knock out groups of skittles arranged in some pattern by throwing a bat at them...
), mf:900, mintage: 95420 proofProof coinage means special early samples of a coin issue, historically made for checking the dies and for archival purposes, but nowadays often struck in greater numbers specially for coin collectors . Many countries now issue them....
+ 126220, 1980
- Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
(folk sport "Isindi"), mf:900, mintage: 95420 proofProof coinage means special early samples of a coin issue, historically made for checking the dies and for archival purposes, but nowadays often struck in greater numbers specially for coin collectors . Many countries now issue them....
+ 126220, 1980
10 Rubles
- Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
(MoscowMoscow is the capital and the largest city of Russia. It is also the largest metropolitan area in Europe, and ranks among the largest urban areas in the world. Moscow is a major political, economic, cultural, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the world, a...
), mf:900, mintage: 121423 proofProof coinage means special early samples of a coin issue, historically made for checking the dies and for archival purposes, but nowadays often struck in greater numbers specially for coin collectors . Many countries now issue them....
+ 250414, 1977
- Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
(Map of the USSR), mf:900, mintage: 121137 proofProof coinage means special early samples of a coin issue, historically made for checking the dies and for archival purposes, but nowadays often struck in greater numbers specially for coin collectors . Many countries now issue them....
+ 250040, 1977
- Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
(cyclingCycling is an activity most commonly performed on a bicycle - when it is it is also referred to as bicycling or simply biking. It is the use of the bicycle, unicycle , tricycles , quadracycles , and other similar wheeled human-powered vehicles for the purpose of transport, as a form of...
), mf:900, mintage: 118353 proofProof coinage means special early samples of a coin issue, historically made for checking the dies and for archival purposes, but nowadays often struck in greater numbers specially for coin collectors . Many countries now issue them....
+ 226504, 1978
- Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
(rowingRowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
), mf:900, mintage: 118403 proofProof coinage means special early samples of a coin issue, historically made for checking the dies and for archival purposes, but nowadays often struck in greater numbers specially for coin collectors . Many countries now issue them....
+ 226404, 1978
- Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
(folk sport "Overtake a girl"), mf:900, mintage: 118403 proofProof coinage means special early samples of a coin issue, historically made for checking the dies and for archival purposes, but nowadays often struck in greater numbers specially for coin collectors . Many countries now issue them....
+ 226404, 1978
- Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
(pole vaultPole vaulting is an athletic field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...
), mf:900, mintage: 119343 proofProof coinage means special early samples of a coin issue, historically made for checking the dies and for archival purposes, but nowadays often struck in greater numbers specially for coin collectors . Many countries now issue them....
+ 220583, 1978
- Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
(basketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of 5 players try to score points against one another by placing a ball through a
10 foot high hoop under organized rules...
), mf:900, mintage: 119243 proofProof coinage means special early samples of a coin issue, historically made for checking the dies and for archival purposes, but nowadays often struck in greater numbers specially for coin collectors . Many countries now issue them....
+ 220583, 1979
- Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
(volleyball Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of 6 players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules...
), mf:900, mintage: 119243 proofProof coinage means special early samples of a coin issue, historically made for checking the dies and for archival purposes, but nowadays often struck in greater numbers specially for coin collectors . Many countries now issue them....
+ 220583, 1979
- Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
(judo, meaning "gentle way", is a modern Japanese martial art and combat sport, that originated in Japan in the late nineteenth century...
), mf:900, mintage: 107928 proofProof coinage means special early samples of a coin issue, historically made for checking the dies and for archival purposes, but nowadays often struck in greater numbers specially for coin collectors . Many countries now issue them....
+ 207078, 1979
- Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
(boxingBoxing is a combat sport where two participants, generally of similar weight, fight each other with their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee and is typically engaged in during a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds. There are three ways to win...
), mf:900, mintage: 107928 proofProof coinage means special early samples of a coin issue, historically made for checking the dies and for archival purposes, but nowadays often struck in greater numbers specially for coin collectors . Many countries now issue them....
+ 207078, 1979
- Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
(folk sport "Lifting a weight"), mf:900, mintage: 107928 proofProof coinage means special early samples of a coin issue, historically made for checking the dies and for archival purposes, but nowadays often struck in greater numbers specially for coin collectors . Many countries now issue them....
+ 207078, 1979
- Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
(folk sport "Dance of an eagle and khureshKhuresh is a traditional form of wrestling in the ethnically Turkic region of Tuva, in southern Siberia. The word originates from the same root as Turkish "Güreş" .-See also:* Mongolian wrestling*Kurash*Yağlı güreş...
"), mf:900, mintage: 95420 proofProof coinage means special early samples of a coin issue, historically made for checking the dies and for archival purposes, but nowadays often struck in greater numbers specially for coin collectors . Many countries now issue them....
+ 126220, 1979
- Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
(folk sport "Tug of warTug of war, also known as tug o' war, tug war or rope pulling, is a sport that directly puts two teams against each other in a test of strength. The term may also be used as a metaphor to describe a demonstration of brute strength by two opposing groups, such as a rivalry between two departments of...
"), mf:900, mintage: 95420 proofProof coinage means special early samples of a coin issue, historically made for checking the dies and for archival purposes, but nowadays often struck in greater numbers specially for coin collectors . Many countries now issue them....
+ 126220, 1980
- Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
(folk sport "Reindeer race"), mf:900, mintage: 95420 proofProof coinage means special early samples of a coin issue, historically made for checking the dies and for archival purposes, but nowadays often struck in greater numbers specially for coin collectors . Many countries now issue them....
+ 126220, 1980
10 Rubles
- Russian Ballet (Bolshoi Theatre
The Bolshoi Theatre is a historic theatre in Moscow, Russia, designed by the architect Joseph Bové, which holds performances of ballet and opera. The Bolshoi Ballet and Bolshoi Opera are amongst the oldest and greatest ballet and opera companies of the world, respectively...
), mf:585, weight:2.65 g, mintage:6000, 1991
- Russian Ballet Proof (Bolshoi Theatre
The Bolshoi Theatre is a historic theatre in Moscow, Russia, designed by the architect Joseph Bové, which holds performances of ballet and opera. The Bolshoi Ballet and Bolshoi Opera are amongst the oldest and greatest ballet and opera companies of the world, respectively...
), mf:999, weight:unknown, mintage:1500, 1991
25 Rubles
- Russian Ballet (Bolshoi Theatre
The Bolshoi Theatre is a historic theatre in Moscow, Russia, designed by the architect Joseph Bové, which holds performances of ballet and opera. The Bolshoi Ballet and Bolshoi Opera are amongst the oldest and greatest ballet and opera companies of the world, respectively...
), mf:585, weight:5.32 g, mintage:5000, 1991
- Russian Ballet Proof (Bolshoi Theatre
The Bolshoi Theatre is a historic theatre in Moscow, Russia, designed by the architect Joseph Bové, which holds performances of ballet and opera. The Bolshoi Ballet and Bolshoi Opera are amongst the oldest and greatest ballet and opera companies of the world, respectively...
), mf:999, weight:3.11 g, mintage:1500, 1991
50 Rubles
- 1000th anniv. of ancient Russian architecture (Saint Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod
The Cathedral of St. Sophia in the Kremlin in Novgorod the Great is the cathedral church of the Archbishop of Novgorod and the mother church of the Novgorodian Eparchy.-History:...
), mf:900, weight:8.75 g, mintage:25000, 1988
- 500th anniv. of Russian State (Cathedral of the Dormition
The Cathedral of the Dormition is the mother church of Muscovite Russia. The church stands on the Cathedral Square at the Moscow Kremlin and was built in 1475–1479 by the Italian architect Aristotele Fioravanti....
), mf:900, weight:8.75 g, mintage:25000, 1989
- 500th anniv. of Russian State (Gabriel the Archangel Church), mf:900, weight:8.75 g, mintage:25000, 1990
- 500th anniv. of Russian State (Saint Isaac's Cathedral
Saint Isaac's Cathedral or Isaakievskiy Sobor in Saint Petersburg, Russia is the largest cathedral in the city and was the largest church in Russia when it was built...
), mf:900, weight:8.75 g, mintage:25000, 1991
- Russian Ballet (Bolshoi Theatre
The Bolshoi Theatre is a historic theatre in Moscow, Russia, designed by the architect Joseph Bové, which holds performances of ballet and opera. The Bolshoi Ballet and Bolshoi Opera are amongst the oldest and greatest ballet and opera companies of the world, respectively...
), mf:585, weight:13.3 g, mintage:2400, 1991
- Russian Ballet Proof (Bolshoi Theatre
The Bolshoi Theatre is a historic theatre in Moscow, Russia, designed by the architect Joseph Bové, which holds performances of ballet and opera. The Bolshoi Ballet and Bolshoi Opera are amongst the oldest and greatest ballet and opera companies of the world, respectively...
), mf:999, weight:7.78 g, mintage:1500, 1991
100 Rubles
- Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
(Emblem), mf:900, weight:17.45 g, mintage:81,752, 38,036 of them proof, 1977, Manufactured at LMD & MMD
- Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
(Central Lenin StadiumThe Grand Sports Arena of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex in Moscow, or briefly Luzhniki Stadium , is the biggest sports stadium in Russia. Its total seating capacity is 78,360 seats, all covered. The stadium is a part of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex, previously called the Central Lenin Stadium...
), mf:900, weight:17.45 g, mintage:107,340, 45,317 of them proof, 1978 Manufactured at LMD & MMD
- Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
(Man-made Basin for rowingRowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
events), mf:900, weight:17.45 g, mintage:100,406, 43,253 of them proof, 1978, Manufactured at LMD & MMD
- Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
(VelodromeA velodrome is an arena for track cycling. Modern velodromes feature steeply banked oval tracks, consisting of two 180-degree circular bends connected by two straights...
), mf:900, weight:17.45 g, mintage:97,126, 42,213 of them proof, 1979, Manufactured at LMD & MMD
- Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
(Druzhba (Friendship) Multi-Purpose Arena), mf:900, weight:17.45 g, mintage:91,506, 38,003 of them proof, 1979, Manufactured at LMD & MMD
- Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
(Olympic flameThe Olympic Flame or Olympic Torch is a symbol of the Olympic Games. Commemorating the theft of fire from the Greek god Zeus by Prometheus, its origins lie in ancient Greece, where a fire was kept burning throughout the celebration of the ancient Olympics. The fire was reintroduced at the 1928...
), mf:900, weight:17.45 g, mintage:52,440, 27,820 of them proof, 1980, Manufactured at LMD & MMD
- 1000th anniv. of ancient Russian Mintage (Vladimir
Vladimir is a city in Russia, located on the Klyazma River, to the east of Moscow along the M7 motorway. It is the administrative center of Vladimir Oblast. Population: Vladimir was one of the medieval capitals of Russia, and two of its cathedrals are a World Heritage Site...
's Zlatnik), mf:900, weight:17.45 g, mintage:14000, 1988
- 500th anniv. of Russian State (State seal of Ivan III
Ivan III Vasilevich , also known as Ivan the Great, was a Grand Prince of Moscow and "Grand Prince of all Russia" Sometimes referred to as the "gatherer of the Russian lands", he tripled the territory of his state, renovated the Moscow Kremlin, and laid the foundations of the Russian state...
), mf:900, weight:17.45 g, mintage:14000, 1989
- 500th anniv. of Russian State (Monument to Peter the Great
Peter I the Great or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov ruled Russia and later the Russian Empire from until his death, jointly ruling before 1696 with his weak and sickly half-brother, Ivan V....
), mf:900, weight:17.45 g, mintage:14000, 1990
- 500th anniv. of Russian State (Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy, or Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy , was a Russian writer widely regarded as among the greatest of novelists. His masterpieces War and Peace and Anna Karenina represent in their scope, breadth and vivid depiction of 19th-century Russian life and attitudes, the peak of realist...
), mf:900, weight:17.45 g, mintage:14000, 1991
- Russian Ballet (Bolshoi Theatre
The Bolshoi Theatre is a historic theatre in Moscow, Russia, designed by the architect Joseph Bové, which holds performances of ballet and opera. The Bolshoi Ballet and Bolshoi Opera are amongst the oldest and greatest ballet and opera companies of the world, respectively...
), mf:585, weight:26.58 g, mintage:1200, 1991
- Russian Ballet Proof (Bolshoi Theatre
The Bolshoi Theatre is a historic theatre in Moscow, Russia, designed by the architect Joseph Bové, which holds performances of ballet and opera. The Bolshoi Ballet and Bolshoi Opera are amongst the oldest and greatest ballet and opera companies of the world, respectively...
), mf:999, weight:15.55 g, mintage:1500, 1991
150 Rubles
- Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
(Emblem), mf:999, weight:15.55 g, mintage:34,070, 24,160 of them proof, 1977 Manufactured in BU and Proof
- Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
(DiscobolusThe Discobolus of Myron is a famous lost Greek bronze original that was completed towards the end of the Severe period, circa 460-450 BC. It is known through numerous Roman copies, both full-scale ones in marble, such as the first to be recovered, the Palombara Discopolus, or smaller scaled...
), mf:999, weight:15.55 g, mintage:33,256, 19,853 of them proof, 1978
- Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
(wrestlers), mf:999, weight:15.55 g, mintage:32,556, 18,978 of them proof, 1979
- Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
(chariotThe chariot is the earliest and simplest type of carriage, used in both peace and war as the chief vehicle of many ancient peoples. Chariots were built in Mesopotamia by the Mesopotamians as early as 3000 BC and in China during the 2nd millennium BC. The original chariot was a fast, light, open,...
), mf:999, weight:15.55 g, mintage:26,806, 17,708 of them proof, 1980
- Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
(runnerRunning is a means for an animal to move on foot. It is defined in sporting terms as a gait in which at some point all feet are off the ground at the same time. This is in contrast to walking, where one foot is always in contact with the ground, the legs are kept mostly straight and the center of...
s), mf:999, weight:15.55 g, mintage:20,690, 12,870 of them proof, 1980
- 1000th anniv. of ancient Russian literature (The Tale of Igor's Campaign
The Tale of Igor's Campaign is an anonymous epic poem written in the Old East Slavic language and tentatively dated to the end of 12th century.It is also occasionally translated as The Song of Igor's Campaign, The...
), mf:999, weight:15.55 g, mintage:12000, 1988
- 500th anniv. of Russian State (Great standing on the Ugra river
The Great Standoff on the Ugra river The Great Standoff on the Ugra river The Great Standoff on the Ugra river ( in Russian, also (Ugorschina in English, derived from Ugra) was a standoff between the forces of Akhmat, Khan of the Great Horde, and the Grand Prince Ivan III of Russia in 1480, which...
), mf:999, weight:15.55 g, mintage:16000, 1989
- 500th anniv. of Russian State (Battle of Poltava
The Battle of Poltava on 27 June 1709 was the decisive victory of Peter I of Russia over Swedish Empire in one of the most famous of the battles of the Great Northern War. It is said to have started the end of Sweden's role as a Great Power and the Russians took their place as the leading nation...
), mf:999, weight:15.55 g, mintage:16000, 1990
- 250th anniv. of the discovery of Russian America (vessel Saint Gabriel), mf:999, weight:15.55 g, mintage:6500, 1990
- 500th Anniversary of Russian State (Patriotic War of 1812), mf:999, weight:15.55 g, mintage:16000, 1991
- 250th anniv. of the discovery of Russian America (Ioann Veniaminov
Saint Innocent of Alaska , also known as Saint Innocent of Moscow was a Russian Orthodox priest, bishop, archbishop and Metropolitan of Moscow and all Russia. He is known for his missionary work, scholarship and leadership in Alaska and the Russian Far East during the 1800s...
), mf:999, weight:15.55 g, mintage:6500, 1991
5 Rubles
- Russian ballet (ballerina in the role of Odette
Swan Lake is a ballet, op. 20, by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composed 1875–1876. The scenario, initially in four acts, by Vladimir Begichev and Vasiliy Geltser was fashioned from Russian folk tales as well as an ancient German legend, which tells the story of Odette, a princess turned into a swan...
), mf:999, weight:7.87 g, mintage:6000, 1991
10 Rubles
- Russian ballet (ballerina in the role of Odette
Swan Lake is a ballet, op. 20, by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composed 1875–1876. The scenario, initially in four acts, by Vladimir Begichev and Vasiliy Geltser was fashioned from Russian folk tales as well as an ancient German legend, which tells the story of Odette, a princess turned into a swan...
), mf:999, weight:15.55 g, mintage:1400, 1990
- Russian ballet (ballerina in the role of Odette
Swan Lake is a ballet, op. 20, by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composed 1875–1876. The scenario, initially in four acts, by Vladimir Begichev and Vasiliy Geltser was fashioned from Russian folk tales as well as an ancient German legend, which tells the story of Odette, a princess turned into a swan...
), mf:999, weight:15.55 g, mintage:8000, 1991
25 Rubles
- 1000th anniv. of the Baptism of Russia (Monument to the duke Vladimir Svyatoslavich
Vladimir Svyatoslavich the Great, also sometimes spelled Volodymer Old East Slavic: Володимеръ Святославичь was the grand prince of Kiev who converted to Christianity in 988, and proceeded to baptise the whole Kievan Rus'...
), mf:999, weight:31.1 g, mintage:7000, 1988
- 500th Anniversary of Russian State (Ivan III
Ivan III Vasilevich , also known as Ivan the Great, was a Grand Prince of Moscow and "Grand Prince of all Russia" Sometimes referred to as the "gatherer of the Russian lands", he tripled the territory of his state, renovated the Moscow Kremlin, and laid the foundations of the Russian state...
), mf:999, weight:31.1 g, mintage:12000, 1989
- Russian ballet (ballerina in the role of Odette
Swan Lake is a ballet, op. 20, by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composed 1875–1876. The scenario, initially in four acts, by Vladimir Begichev and Vasiliy Geltser was fashioned from Russian folk tales as well as an ancient German legend, which tells the story of Odette, a princess turned into a swan...
), mf:999, weight:31.1 g, mintage:6500, 1989
- 500th Anniversary of Russian State (Peter the Great
Peter I the Great or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov ruled Russia and later the Russian Empire from until his death, jointly ruling before 1696 with his weak and sickly half-brother, Ivan V....
), mf:999, weight:31.1 g, mintage:12000, 1990
- 250th anniv. of the discovery of Russian America (vessel St. Peter), mf:999, weight:15.55 g, mintage:6500, 1990
- 250th anniv. of the discovery of Russian America (vessel St. Paul
Paul of Tarsus, also called Paul the Apostle, the Apostle Paul, or Saint Paul, Paul of Tarsus, also called Paul the Apostle, the Apostle Paul, or Saint Paul, Paul of Tarsus, also called Paul the Apostle, the Apostle Paul, or Saint Paul, ...
), mf:999, weight:15.55 g, mintage:6500, 1990
- Russian ballet (ballerina in the role of Odette
Swan Lake is a ballet, op. 20, by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composed 1875–1876. The scenario, initially in four acts, by Vladimir Begichev and Vasiliy Geltser was fashioned from Russian folk tales as well as an ancient German legend, which tells the story of Odette, a princess turned into a swan...
), mf:999, weight:15.55 g, mintage:24000, 1990
- 500th Anniversary of Russian State (Serfdom abolition), mf:999, weight:15.55 g, mintage:12000, 1991
- 250th anniv. of the discovery of Russian America (Three Saints Bay
Three Saints Bay is a -long inlet on the southeast side of Kodiak Island in southern Alaska, North off of Sitkalidak Strait. It is 97 km southwest of Kodiak....
), mf:999, weight:15.55 g, mintage:6500, 1991
- 250th anniv. of the discovery of Russian America (Novo-Arkhangelsk), mf:999, weight:15.55 g, mintage:6500, 1991
- Russian ballet (ballerina in the role of Odette
Swan Lake is a ballet, op. 20, by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composed 1875–1876. The scenario, initially in four acts, by Vladimir Begichev and Vasiliy Geltser was fashioned from Russian folk tales as well as an ancient German legend, which tells the story of Odette, a princess turned into a swan...
), mf:999, weight:31.1 g, mintage:3000, 1991