Commemorative coins of the Soviet Union 4122985 199841403 2008-03-21T15:23:56Z 193.219.42.9 [[Commemorative coin]]s were released in the [[USSR]] between [[1965]] and [[1991]]. Most of them were made of [[cupronickel|copper-nickel alloy]], but there were also [[silver coin]]s, [[gold coin]]s, [[palladium coin]]s and [[platinum coin]]s. All of the [[coin]]s were minted either by the [[Moscow]] Mint (Московский монетный двор (ММД)) or by the [[Saint Petersburg|Leningrad]] Mint (Ленинградский монетный двор(ЛМД)). Certain parts of the mintage of almost each coin were minted using the [[proof coinage]] technology. [[Image:USSR Commemorative Coin Bronze Horseman.png|thumb|300px|A 5-ruble coin released to commemorate [[The Bronze Horseman|the monument to Peter the Great in Leningrad.]]]] ==Coins made of copper-nickel alloy== ===10 Copecks=== *50 years of Soviet power, 1967 ===15 Copecks=== *50 years of Soviet power, 1967 ===20 Copecks=== *50 years of Soviet power, 1967 ===50 Copecks=== *50 years of Soviet power, 1967 ===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. [[Image:USSR Commemorative Coin 1985 World Festival in Moscow.png|thumb|300px|right|A coin, released to commemorate the 12th [[World Festival of Youth and Students]] in [[Moscow]], 1985]] *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 [[1980 Summer Olympics|22nd Olympiad in Moscow]] (Emblem), 1977 *Games of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|22nd Olympiad in Moscow]] ([[Moscow Kremlin]]), 1978 *Games of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|22nd Olympiad in Moscow]] ([[Moscow State University|MSU]] building), 1979 *Games of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|22nd Olympiad in Moscow]] ([[Monument "To the Conquerors of Space"]]), 1979 *Games of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|22nd Olympiad in Moscow]] (''Moscow Soviet'' building, monument to [[Yury Dolgoruky]]), 1980 *Games of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|22nd Olympiad in Moscow]] ([[Olympic Torch]] in Moscow), 1980 *20th anniv. of the first human flight into space ([[Soviet Union|USSR]] citizen [[Yuri Gagarin]]), 1981 *Friendship for ever (Soviet-[[Bulgaria]]n friendship), 1981 *60th anniv. of the formation of the USSR, 1982 *165th anniv. of [[Karl Marx]]'s birth, 1983 *20th anniv. of the first woman's flight into space ([[Soviet Union|USSR]] citizen [[Valentina Tereshkova]]), 1983 [[Image:USSR Commemorative Coin Maxim Gorky.png|thumb|300px|A coin, commemorating the 120th anniv. of [[Maxim Gorky]], released in 1988]] *400th anniv. of [[Ivan Fyodorov (printer)|Ivan Fyodorov]]'s death, 1984 *150th anniv. of [[Dmitry Mendeleyev]]'s birth, 1984 *125th anniv. of [[Alexander Stepanovich Popov|Alexander Popov]]'s birth, 1984 *185th anniv. of [[Aleksandr Pushkin]]'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]] in Moscow, 1985 *165th anniv. if [[Friedrich Engels]]'s birth, 1985 *[[International Year]] of Peace, 1986 *275th anniv. of [[Mikhail Lomonosov]]'s birth, 1986 *175th anniv. of the [[Battle of Borodino]] (monument), 1987 *175th anniv. of the [[Battle of Borodino]] ([[bas relief]]), 1987 *130th anniv. of [[Konstantin Tsiolkovsky]]'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]]'s birth, 1988 [[Image:USSR Commemorative Coin Taras Shevchenko.png|thumb|300px|A coin, commemorating the 175th anniv. of [[Taras Shevchenko]], released in 1989]] *175th anniv. of [[Taras Shevchenko]]'s birth, 1989 *150th anniv. of [[Modest Musorgsky]]'s birth, 1989 *175th anniv. of [[Mikhail Lermontov]]'s birth, 1989 *100th anniv. of [[Hamza Hakimzadeh Niyazi]]'s birth, 1989 *100th anniv. of [[Mihai Eminescu]]'s death, 1989 *130th anniv. of [[Anton Chekhov]]'s birth, 1990 *150th anniv. of [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky|Pyotr Chaikovsky]]'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]]'s birth, 1990 *125th anniv. of [[Jānis Rainis]]'s birth, 1990 *550th anniv. of [[Alisher Navoi]]'s birth, 1991 *125th anniv. of [[Pyotr Nikolaevich Lebedev|Pyotr Lebedev]]'s birth, 1991 *100th anniv. of [[Sergei Prokofiev]]'s birth, 1991 *Turkmen poet [[Makhtumkuli]], 1991 *100th anniv. of [[Konstantin Ivanov]], [[Chuvash]] poet, 1991 *850th anniv. of [[Nezami|Nezami Ganjavi]]'s birth, 1991 *Games of the [[1992 Summer Olympics|25th Olympiad in Barcelona]] ([[cycling]]), 1991 *Games of the [[1992 Summer Olympics|25th Olympiad in Barcelona]] ([[cycling]]), 1991 *Games of the [[1992 Summer Olympics|25th Olympiad in Barcelona]] ([[javelin throw]]), 1991 *Games of the [[1992 Summer Olympics|25th Olympiad in Barcelona]] ([[wrestling]]), 1991 *Games of the [[1992 Summer Olympics|25th Olympiad in Barcelona]] ([[long jump]]), 1991 *Games of the [[1992 Summer Olympics|25th Olympiad in Barcelona]] ([[weightlifting]]), 1991 *Games of the [[1992 Summer Olympics|25th Olympiad in Barcelona]] ([[Athletics (track and field)|athletics]]), 1991 ===3 Rubles=== *70th anniv. of the [[Great October Socialist Revolution]], 1987 *The [[Spitak Earthquake|earthquake in Armenia]], 1989 *50th anniv. of Victory in the [[Battle of Moscow]], 1991 ===5 Rubles=== [[Image:USSR Commemorative Coin Millenium of Russia.png|thumb|300px|A 5-ruble coin released to commemorate [[Millennium of Russia]] monument.]] *70th anniv. of the [[Great October Socialist Revolution]], 1987 *Monument to [[Peter I of Russia|Peter the Great]] in [[Saint Petersburg|Leningrad]], 1988 *''[[Millennium of Russia]]'' monument in [[Novgorod]], 1988 *[[Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev]], 1988 *[[Saint Basil's Cathedral|The Cathedral of Intercession on the Mound]], 1989 *[[Registan|Registan Ensemble]] in [[Samarkand]], 1989 *[[Cathedral of the Annunciation]] in Moscow, 1989 *The Grand Palace in [[Peterhof]], 1990 *[[Cathedral of the Dormition]] in Moscow, 1990 *[[Matenadaran|Matenadaran Institute of Ancient Manuscripts]] in [[Yerevan]], 1990 *[[Cathedral of the Archangel]] in Moscow, 1991 *The State Bank of the USSR building, 1991 [[Image:USSR Commemorative Coin Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev.png|thumb|300px|A 5-ruble coin released in the [[USSR]] in 1988 to commemorate the [[Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev]].]] *[[Red Data Book of the Russian Federation]] ([[Markhor]]), outer part:copper-nickel alloy, inner part: copper-zinc alloy, 1991 *[[Red Data Book of the Russian Federation]] of the USSR ([[Blakiston's Fish Owl ]]), outer part:copper-nickel alloy, inner part: copper-zinc alloy, 1991 *Monument to David of Sasun in Yerevan, 1991 ==Silver coins== ===3 Rubles=== *1000th anniv. of the [[Baptism of Russia]] ([[Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev]]), mf:900, weight:31.1 g, mintage:35000, 1988 *1000th anniv. of the [[Baptism of Russia]] ([[Vladimir]]'s Srebrenik), mf:900, weight:31.1 g, mintage:35000, 1988 *500th anniv. of Russian State ([[Moscow Kremlin]]), 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 I of Russia|Peter the Great]] 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]], mf:900, weight:31.1 g, mintage:20000, 1990 *500th anniv. of Russian State ([[Bolshoi Theatre]]), mf:900, weight:31.1 g, mintage:25000, 1990 *250th anniv. of the discovery of [[Russian America]] ([[James Cook]] at [[Unalaska]]), mf:900, weight:31.1 g, mintage:25000, 1990 *500th anniv. of Russian State ([[Arch of Triumph]]), 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]]), mf:900, weight:31.1 g, mintage:25000, 1991 ===5 Rubles=== *Games of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|22nd Olympiad in Moscow]] ([[Saint Petersburg|Leningrad]]), [[millesimal fineness]] (mf):900, mintage: 121417 [[proof coinage|proof]] + 250411, 1977 *Games of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|22nd Olympiad in Moscow]] ([[Tallinn]]), mf:900, mintage: 122167 [[proof coinage|proof]] + 251562, 1977 *Games of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|22nd Olympiad in Moscow]] ([[Kiev]]), mf:900, mintage: 121137 [[proof coinage|proof]] + 250037, 1977 *Games of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|22nd Olympiad in Moscow]] ([[Minsk]]), mf:900, mintage: 121137 [[proof coinage|proof]] + 250040, 1977 *Games of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|22nd Olympiad in Moscow]] ([[swimming]]), mf:900, mintage: 118335 [[proof coinage|proof]] + 226665, 1978 *Games of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|22nd Olympiad in Moscow]] ([[Athletics (track and field)|athletics]]), mf:900, mintage: 118353 [[proof coinage|proof]] + 226653, 1978 *Games of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|22nd Olympiad in Moscow]] ([[equestrianism|equestrian]]), mf:900, mintage: 118409 [[proof coinage|proof]] + 220603, 1978 *Games of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|22nd Olympiad in Moscow]] ([[high jump]]), mf:900, mintage: 119143 [[proof coinage|proof]] + 220583, 1978 *Games of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|22nd Olympiad in Moscow]] ([[hammer throw]]), mf:900, mintage: 107928 [[proof coinage|proof]] + 207078, 1979 *Games of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|22nd Olympiad in Moscow]] ([[weightlifting]]), mf:900, mintage: 107928 [[proof coinage|proof]] + 207078, 1979 *Games of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|22nd Olympiad in Moscow]] ([[gymnastics]]), mf:900, mintage: 95420 [[proof coinage|proof]] + 126220, 1980 *Games of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|22nd Olympiad in Moscow]] ([[archery]]), mf:900, mintage: 95420 [[proof coinage|proof]] + 126220, 1980 *Games of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|22nd Olympiad in Moscow]] (folk sport [[Gorodki]]), mf:900, mintage: 95420 [[proof coinage|proof]] + 126220, 1980 *Games of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|22nd Olympiad in Moscow]] (folk sport "Isindi"), mf:900, mintage: 95420 [[proof coinage|proof]] + 126220, 1980 ===10 Rubles=== *Games of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|22nd Olympiad in Moscow]] ([[Moscow]]), mf:900, mintage: 121423 [[proof coinage|proof]] + 250414, 1977 *Games of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|22nd Olympiad in Moscow]] (Map of the USSR), mf:900, mintage: 121137 [[proof coinage|proof]] + 250040, 1977 *Games of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|22nd Olympiad in Moscow]] ([[cycling]]), mf:900, mintage: 118353 [[proof coinage|proof]] + 226504, 1978 *Games of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|22nd Olympiad in Moscow]] ([[sport rowing|rowing]]), mf:900, mintage: 118403 [[proof coinage|proof]] + 226404, 1978 *Games of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|22nd Olympiad in Moscow]] (folk sport "Overtake a girl"), mf:900, mintage: 118403 [[proof coinage|proof]] + 226404, 1978 *Games of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|22nd Olympiad in Moscow]] ([[pole vault]]), mf:900, mintage: 119343 [[proof coinage|proof]] + 220583, 1978 *Games of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|22nd Olympiad in Moscow]] ([[basketball]]), mf:900, mintage: 119243 [[proof coinage|proof]] + 220583, 1979 *Games of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|22nd Olympiad in Moscow]] ([[volleyball]]), mf:900, mintage: 119243 [[proof coinage|proof]] + 220583, 1979 *Games of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|22nd Olympiad in Moscow]] ([[judo]]), mf:900, mintage: 107928 [[proof coinage|proof]] + 207078, 1979 *Games of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|22nd Olympiad in Moscow]] ([[boxing]]), mf:900, mintage: 107928 [[proof coinage|proof]] + 207078, 1979 *Games of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|22nd Olympiad in Moscow]] (folk sport "Lifting a weight"), mf:900, mintage: 107928 [[proof coinage|proof]] + 207078, 1979 *Games of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|22nd Olympiad in Moscow]] (folk sport "Dance of an eagle and [[khuresh]]"), mf:900, mintage: 95420 [[proof coinage|proof]] + 126220, 1979 *Games of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|22nd Olympiad in Moscow]] (folk sport "[[Tug of war]]"), mf:900, mintage: 95420 [[proof coinage|proof]] + 126220, 1980 *Games of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|22nd Olympiad in Moscow]] (folk sport "Reindeer race"), mf:900, mintage: 95420 [[proof coinage|proof]] + 126220, 1980 ==Gold coins== ===10 Rubles=== *Russian Ballet ([[Bolshoi Theatre]]), mf:585, weight:2.65 g, mintage:6000, 1991 *Russian Ballet Proof ([[Bolshoi Theatre]]), mf:999, weight:unknown, mintage:1500, 1991 ===25 Rubles=== *Russian Ballet ([[Bolshoi Theatre]]), mf:585, weight:5.32 g, mintage:5000, 1991 *Russian Ballet Proof ([[Bolshoi Theatre]]), mf:999, weight:3.11 g, mintage:1500, 1991 ===50 Rubles=== *1000th anniv. of ancient Russian architecture ([[Saint Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod]]), mf:900, weight:8.75 g, mintage:25000, 1988 *500th anniv. of Russian State ([[Cathedral of the Dormition]]), 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]]), mf:900, weight:8.75 g, mintage:25000, 1991 *Russian Ballet ([[Bolshoi Theatre]]), mf:585, weight:13.3 g, mintage:2400, 1991 *Russian Ballet Proof ([[Bolshoi Theatre]]), mf:999, weight:7.78 g, mintage:1500, 1991 ===100 Rubles=== *Games of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|22nd Olympiad in Moscow]] (Emblem), mf:900, weight:17.45 g, mintage:81,752, 38,036 of them proof, 1977, Manufactured at LMD & MMD *Games of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|22nd Olympiad in Moscow]] ([[Luzhniki Stadium|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 [[1980 Summer Olympics|22nd Olympiad in Moscow]] (Man-made Basin for [[sport rowing|rowing]] events), mf:900, weight:17.45 g, mintage:100,406, 43,253 of them proof, 1978, Manufactured at LMD & MMD *Games of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|22nd Olympiad in Moscow]] ([[Velodrome]]), mf:900, weight:17.45 g, mintage:97,126, 42,213 of them proof, 1979, Manufactured at LMD & MMD *Games of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|22nd Olympiad in Moscow]] ([[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 [[1980 Summer Olympics|22nd Olympiad in Moscow]] ([[Olympic flame]]), 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]]'s Zlatnik), mf:900, weight:17.45 g, mintage:14000, 1988 *500th anniv. of Russian State (State seal of [[Ivan III of Russia|Ivan III]]), mf:900, weight:17.45 g, mintage:14000, 1989 *500th anniv. of Russian State (Monument to [[Peter I of Russia|Peter the Great]]), mf:900, weight:17.45 g, mintage:14000, 1990 *500th anniv. of Russian State ([[Leo Tolstoy]]), mf:900, weight:17.45 g, mintage:14000, 1991 *Russian Ballet ([[Bolshoi Theatre]]), mf:585, weight:26.58 g, mintage:1200, 1991 *Russian Ballet Proof ([[Bolshoi Theatre]]), mf:999, weight:15.55 g, mintage:1500, 1991 ==Platinum coins== ===150 Rubles=== *Games of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|22nd Olympiad in Moscow]] (Emblem), mf:999, weight:15.55 g, mintage:34,070, 24,160 of them proof, 1977 Manufactured in BU and Proof *Games of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|22nd Olympiad in Moscow]] ([[Discobolus]]), mf:999, weight:15.55 g, mintage:33,256, 19,853 of them proof, 1978 *Games of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|22nd Olympiad in Moscow]] ([[wrestler]]s), mf:999, weight:15.55 g, mintage:32,556, 18,978 of them proof, 1979 *Games of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|22nd Olympiad in Moscow]] ([[chariot]]), mf:999, weight:15.55 g, mintage:26,806, 17,708 of them proof, 1980 *Games of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|22nd Olympiad in Moscow]] ([[Running|runner]]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]]), mf:999, weight:15.55 g, mintage:12000, 1988 *500th anniv. of Russian State ([[Great standing on the Ugra river]]), mf:999, weight:15.55 g, mintage:16000, 1989 *500th anniv. of Russian State ([[Battle of Poltava]]), 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 ([[Napoleon's Invasion of Russia|Patriotic War of 1812]]), mf:999, weight:15.55 g, mintage:16000, 1991 *250th anniv. of the discovery of [[Russian America]] ([[Innocent of Alaska|Ioann Veniaminov]]), mf:999, weight:15.55 g, mintage:6500, 1991 ==Palladium coins== ===5 Rubles=== *Russian ballet (ballerina in the role of [[Swan Lake|Odette]]), mf:999, weight:7.87 g, mintage:6000, 1991 ===10 Rubles=== *Russian ballet (ballerina in the role of [[Swan Lake|Odette]]), mf:999, weight:15.55 g, mintage:1400, 1990 *Russian ballet (ballerina in the role of [[Swan Lake|Odette]]), mf:999, weight:15.55 g, mintage:8000, 1991 ===25 Rubles=== *1000th anniv. of the [[Baptism of Russia]] (Monument to the duke [[Vladimir I of Kiev|Vladimir Svyatoslavich]]), mf:999, weight:31.1 g, mintage:7000, 1988 *500th Anniversary of Russian State ([[Ivan III of Russia|Ivan III]]), mf:999, weight:31.1 g, mintage:12000, 1989 *Russian ballet (ballerina in the role of [[Swan Lake|Odette]]), mf:999, weight:31.1 g, mintage:6500, 1989 *500th Anniversary of Russian State ([[Peter I of Russia|Peter the Great]]), 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 ''[[Paul of Tarsus|St. Paul]]'' ), mf:999, weight:15.55 g, mintage:6500, 1990 *Russian ballet (ballerina in the role of [[Swan Lake|Odette]]), mf:999, weight:15.55 g, mintage:24000, 1990 *500th Anniversary of Russian State ([[Emancipation reform of 1861 in Russia|Serfdom abolition]]), mf:999, weight:15.55 g, mintage:12000, 1991 *250th anniv. of the discovery of [[Russian America]] ([[Three Saints Bay, Alaska|Three Saints Bay]]), mf:999, weight:15.55 g, mintage:6500, 1991 *250th anniv. of the discovery of [[Russian America]] ([[Sitka, Alaska|Novo-Arkhangelsk]]), mf:999, weight:15.55 g, mintage:6500, 1991 *Russian ballet (ballerina in the role of [[Swan Lake|Odette]]), mf:999, weight:31.1 g, mintage:3000, 1991 ==References== {{commonscat|Commemorative coins of the Soviet Union}} *[http://www.russiancoins.by.ru/ Russian coins] *[http://moneyrussia.narod.ru/ Money of Russia] *[http://mint.hobby.ru/ The Mint] [[Category:Economy of the 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