1 Rouble (Poet Yanka Kupala) 1992 front 1 Rouble (Poet Yanka Kupala) 1992 back
1 Rouble (Poet Yanka Kupala) 1992 photo
© Bank of Russia

1 Rouble Poet Yanka Kupala

1992 year
Copper-nickel 12.80 g 31.00 mm
Description
Issuer
Russia
Period
Russian Federation (1991-date)
Type
Non-circulating coin
Year
1992
Value
1 Rouble (1&nbspRUR)
Currency
Rouble (1991-1997)
Composition
Copper-nickel
Weight
12.80 g
Diameter
31.00 mm
Thickness
2.30 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
1 January 1998
Updated
2024-10-07
References
Numista
N#14588
Rarity index
31%

Reverse

In the centre of the disc – the relief profile portrait of Yanka Kupala, to the right of it - dates in two lines: "1882" and "1942", below in the background of a vegetable ornament - the inscription: "ЯНКА КУПАЛА" (YANKA KUPALA).

Script: Cyrillic (cursive)

Lettering:
1882
1942
ЯНКА КУПАЛА

Translation: YANKA KUPALA

Engraver: Nikolay Alexandrovich Nosov

Designer: Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov

Edge

Two inscriptions "ОДИН РУБЛЬ" (ONE ROUBLE) divided by two dots.

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering: ОДИН РУБЛЬ • ОДИН РУБЛЬ •

Translation: ONE ROUBLE • ONE ROUBLE

Comment

Date of issue: 07 JUL 1992

Yanka Kupala (Ivan Dominikovich Lutsevich, 1882-1942) – National Poet of Byelorussia (1925) and a member of the Byelorussian Academy of Sciences (1928). His created collected poetries ("The Psaltery Player" and "Along the Road of Life"), poems ("The Dream on the Burial Mound" and "The Lion's Grave") and plays ("Paulinka" and "A Ravaged Nest") are relied on classical Russian literature and national traditions.

Interesting fact

The interesting fact about this coin is that it features a portrait of Yanka Kupala, a prominent Belarusian poet and writer who was known for his contributions to Belarusian literature and culture. The coin was issued in 1992 to commemorate the 125th anniversary of Kupala's birth.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1992 ЛМД 400000 - - - - - -

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