Coin catalog › Coins (Theme: Rats, Year: 1994)

50 Rubles (Wildlife: Sandy Mole-Rat)

Country:

Russia

Series:

1992~1994 - The Red Book (bimetallic issues)

Catalog codes:

Col:RU-000081, WCC:y367

Themes:

Animals (Fauna) | Mammals | Rats

Issued on:

1994-11-10

Last issue date:

1994-11-10

Distribution:

Circulating Commemorative

Mints:

Saint Petersburg Mint of Goznak, St.Petersburg, Russia

Composition:

Bimetallic

Edge:

Milled

Orientation:

Medal alignment ↑O↑

Shape:

Circular

Rim:

Raised. Not decorated. Both sides

Weight:

5.95 grams

Diameter:

25 mm

Thickness:

1.75 mm

Face value:

50 ₽ - Russian ruble

Known mintage:

300,000

Composition Details:

copper/zinc core in copper/nickel ringcopper/zinc core in copper/nickel ring

Score:

61% Accuracy: Very High

Description:

Obverse: The Bank of Russia's coat of arms - a double-headed eagle with wings downwards, the mintmark ЛМД (Leningrad Mint) on the right, under its left foot. The face value and year of issue ↷ at top 50 РУБЛЕЙ 1994 г. (50 Roubles 1994), at bottom ⤻ inscription БАНК РОССИИ (Bank of Russia).
Designer: A.V. Baklanov
Sculptor: A.V. Baklanov

Reverse: The relief picture of a sandy mole-rat against the background of plants, the inscriptions along the rim separated by two dots: at the top - КРАСНАЯ КНИГА (Red Data Book), at the bottom - ПЕСЧАНЫЙ СЛЕПЫШ (Sandy Mole-Rat).
Designer: A.V. Baklanov
Sculptor: L.S. Kamshilov

Edge: 252 corrugations

Mint: Leningrad Mint (ЛМД)
Date of issue: 10.11.1994
Catalogue number: 5516-0008

Note: We show the reverse side as the front picture as multiple coins exist with the same depiction on the obverse side.

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