1 Rouble (Friedrich Zander) 2017 front 1 Rouble (Friedrich Zander) 2017 back
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1 Rouble Friedrich Zander

2017 year
Nickel plated steel 4.65 g 22 mm
Description
Issuer
Transnistria
Period
Republic (1990-date)
Type
Non-circulating coin
Year
2017
Value
1 Rouble (1&nbspPRB)
Currency
Third rouble (2000-date)
Composition
Nickel plated steel
Weight
4.65 g
Diameter
22 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-10-04
References
Numista
N#119996
Rarity index
27%

Reverse

Portrait of Fridrikh Arturovich Zander.

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering:
Ф.А. ЦАНДЕР
1887-1933

Translation:
F.A. Zander
1887-1933

Edge

Plain

Comment

Fridrikh Arturovich Tsander was a Baltic German pioneer of rocketry and spaceflight in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union. He designed the first liquid-fueled rocket to be launched in the Soviet Union, GIRD-X, and made many important theoretical contributions to the road to space.

Booklet

© Image courtesy of Trans-Dniester Republican Bank

Interesting fact

The 1 Rouble (Friedrich Zander) 2017 coin from Transnistria features an image of Friedrich Zander, a German engineer who played a significant role in the development of the first Soviet rocket engines. The coin's design is a nod to Transnistria's history in the space industry, as the region was once home to a number of important Soviet space research and development facilities.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2017  50000 - - - - - -

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