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1 Rouble Ivan Fyodorov

1983 (1983-1988) years
Copper-nickel 12.8 g 31 mm
Description
Issuer
Soviet Union (Russia)
Period
Soviet Union (1922-1991)
Type
Circulating commemorative coin
Year
1983 (1983-1988)
Value
1 Rouble (1&nbspSUR)
Currency
Rouble (1961-1991)
Composition
Copper-nickel
Weight
12.8 g
Diameter
31 mm
Thickness
2.3 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Demonetized
1991
Updated
2024-10-07
References
Numista
N#10640
Rarity index
13%

Reverse

Ivan Fyodorov.

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering:
РУССКИЙ ПЕРВОПЕЧАТНИК
1510
1583
ИВАН
ФЕДОРОВ

Translation:
Russian fathers of printing
Ivan
Fyodorov

Engraver: Sergey Mikhaylovich Ivanov

Edge

Smooth with inscription

Lettering: Y#193.1 : ОДИН РУБЛЬ • ОДИН РУБЛЬ • Y#193.2 : ОДИН РУБЛЬ • 1988 • Н •

Translation: One Rouble

Comment

Ivan Fyodorov (born ca. 1525 in Grand Duchy of Moscow, died December 16, 1583 in Lwów, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth) was one of the fathers of Eastern Slavonic printing (along with Schweipolt Fiol and Francysk Skaryna), he was the first known Ruthenian printer in Muscovy and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, he was also a skilled cannon maker and the inventor of a multibarrelled mortar.

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about this coin is that it features a portrait of Ivan Fyodorov, a Russian Orthodox priest and scholar who is credited with the invention of the first Russian printing press in the 16th century. The coin was issued in 1983 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Fyodorov's birth.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1983  35000 - - - - - -
1983 (1988)  55000 - - - - - -

Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for 1 Rouble (Ivan Fyodorov) 1983 (1983-1988) coin.