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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Hi folks, Can someone please confirm that this is a Russian coin? Also what year and what denomination.   Thanks, Ken |
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Valued Member
Croatia (Locally: Hrvatska)
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Hello.
RUSSIA ROUBLE 1965 - Y# 135.1
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Pillar of the Community
 United Kingdom
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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20th anniversary of Victory in WW2. This monument is actually somewhere in (formerly East) Germany.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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This monument is actually somewhere in (formerly East) Germany. Now that makes total sense, as the soldier stands on a busted up swastika. |
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Estonia
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That statue is in Germany Treptov Park.
Edited by Wiljandi
02/09/2011 3:20 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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CCCP= USSR= Union of Soviet Socialist Republics= Communist Russia
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Pillar of the Community
Germany
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It says something about German Fascism as well, in my basic Russia reading ability. They made loads of these one rouble and two rouble and five rouble commemoratives. Makes you wonder why, considering most people could not get what they actually wanted in life, East Germany was the same, insane number of commemoratives!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It says something about German Fascism Literal translation of the reverse legend is 20 years of victory over the Fascist Germany.Quote:
They made loads of these one rouble and two rouble and five rouble commemoratives This one was the very first Soviet commemorative and it was intended for circulation so, indeed, there were tons of them. The first "collector's" commemoratives were issued around 1980 Olympics, and for the first time there were 5r and 10r coins, but majority of the general population didn't even know about their existence. But ever since people called all the commemorative ruble coins "olympic". |
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I don't have one of these, but if I recall correctly, the date is actually inscribed on the rim?
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That is correct!
And, of course, everybody knew when the V-day was, so dating this coin was not a mystery (for the circulating folks). The yearly celebration of Victory still is the big deal in Russia
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Posted 02/09/2011 1:40 pm
