List of commemorative coins of Russia

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Issue of commemorative coins of Russia began in 1992, after the collapse of the USSR. Activities for their production and distribution within the country and abroad are carried out by the Bank of the Russian Federation. They are cast from precious and base metals. For circulation in foreign countries, there is a separate category of coins made of precious metals - investment. Let us consider in more detail the features and purpose of these elements.

General information

Historical and sports series - the most popular in the issue of commemorative coins in Russia. They are reflected in various long-term programs dedicated to:

• outstanding personalities of the state;
• architectural monuments;
• UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage;
• To the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation;
• Red Book;
• extraordinary events and people.

1996 was marked for Russians by the appearance of new coins for investment purposes on the domestic market. They were made in the form of gold chervonets 1975-1982. of plain quality and a silver coin of 1995, on which a sable was depicted. These two types of coins are legal tender on the territory of the Russian Federation, as well as coins of a new design,issued since 1998-01-01.

In 2006, a gold coin was added to this category, which depicted St. George the Victorious, and in 2009 the same interpretation was issued, but in silver.

Production and distribution

Production of commemorative and commemorative coins of Russia is the diocese of the Moscow and St. Petersburg Mints. They provide a high degree of artistic form and, of course, high-quality coinage, which leads to recognition and steady demand at home and abroad. For this, they were also repeatedly awarded prizes from specialized foreign numismatic publications and organizations based on surveys.

In the domestic market, distributors of commemorative coins of the Bank of Russia are banks (commercial), credit organizations of the Russian Federation and Gosznak JSC. The head bank distributes coins of each category first to credit institutions that have an extensive branch network in the regions of the Russian Federation, and then to JSC Gosznak.

Most valuable coins

Since 1992, 5 large commemorative coins of Russia from precious metals have been issued:

1. "Amur Tiger" (1996, face value - 10 thousand rubles). This coin introduced the "Save Our World" series and was made of gold (999 fine). Weighed 1 kg of gold, only 100 units were produced.
2. "275th anniversary of the St. Petersburg Mint" (1999, face value - 200 rubles). Such samples of silver (sample 900) produced 150 units, each weighing 3, 342 kg. Later there was another release500 similar coins in total.
3. "190th anniversary of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Gosznak" (2008, face value - 25 thousand rubles). 50 coins were issued, the weight of one coin was 3 kg of pure gold.
4. "150th Anniversary of the Bank of Russia" (2010, face value - 50 thousand rubles). Today it is the largest Russian gold coin weighing 5 kg of 999 gold.
5. Silver commemorative coin dedicated to the 200th anniversary of Russia's victory in the Patriotic War of 1812 (2012, face value - 500 rubles). It remains the largest Russian silver coin and weighs 5 kg of silver with a mintage of only 50 pieces.

Commemorative base metal coins

This category is issued by the Bank of Russia in five denominations: one, two, five, ten and twenty-five rubles. Copper-nickel and copper-zinc alloys are used for manufacturing. Their issue is dedicated to individual events, but also reflects various aspects of today's life.

Various themes

The subject of Russian commemorative coins minting is extremely diverse and includes thirty-four series. Consider the most voluminous.

1. "The Great Patriotic War". In this series, 8 commemorative coins were issued, 5 of which are dedicated to the anniversary anniversaries of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War: the 50th, 55th, 60th, 65th and 70th. Coins dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the defeat of the Nazi troops near Stalingrad, the liberation of Europe from fascism and the milestones of World War II were also minted.
2. "Outstanding personalities of Russia". In this category, well-known Russian figures of various fields were immortalized on metal: Nakhimov, Derzhavin, Mayakovsky, Repin, Kovalevskaya, Dal, Orlova, Sholokhov, Antonov, Mendeleev, Bekhterev, Stolypin, Tchaikovsky and many others.
3. The sports series "Sport" and "Outstanding Athletes" preserved on coins the memory of the Olympic Games of different years, world championships in many sports and famous athletes who glorified Russia.
4. "Historical Series" - includes 36 coins with significant events for Russia. It was from this series that the coin dedicated to the 750th anniversary of the Victory of A. Nevsky on Lake Peipus became the first in the history of their minting in general.
5. The "Red Book" and "Save Our World" series depicted on coins more than 60 varieties of endangered animals, including: the Amur tiger, the Himalayan bear, bison, sable, lynx, snow leopard, flamingo, black crane, muskrat, Ussuri spotted deer, kulan, loaf, manul, red kite and others.
6. More than 150 famous architectural structures of the country have been marked in the "Architectural Monuments of Russia" series.
7. The coins of the "Geographical Series" reflect the memory of the 1st and 2nd Kamchatka expeditions, the exploration of the Russian Arctic, the development of Siberia, the first Antarctic expedition and the first Russian round-the-world trip.
8. Since 2011, commemorative coins have been issued in the “Cities of Military Glory” category, eight different cities every year.
9. Coins for the 100th anniversary of the Russian Museum, the 150th anniversary of the New Hermitage, the 150th anniversary of the creation of the Art series were mintedTretyakov Gallery, the 225th anniversary of the Bolshoi Theater and the 250th anniversary of the Art Academy.
10. In the "Russian Federation" section, commemorative coins were created that marked Moscow, 20 regions, 15 republics, 3 territories, as well as the Nenets and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrugs and the Jewish Autonomous Region.

Commemorative coins of Russia - 2017

This year, 59 commemorative coins were issued in various editions. Of which:

• Two gold bullion coins dedicated to the 2018 World Football Championship.
• 42 silver coins dedicated to outstanding personalities of Russia, architectural monuments, the armed forces of the Russian Federation, the Russian Diamond Fund and others.
• 15 base metal coins with different themes.

The full list of commemorative coins of Russia, starting from 1992, can be found in the database of the same name of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation.