25 Roubles The First Human Space Flight
2021 year| Copper-nickel | 10 g | 27 mm |
| Issuer | Russia |
|---|---|
| Period | Russian Federation (1991-date) |
| Type | Circulating commemorative coin |
| Year | 2021 |
| Value | 25 Roubles 25 RUB = USD 0.26 |
| Currency | Rouble (1998-date) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 10 g |
| Diameter | 27 mm |
| Thickness | 2.3 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-10-07 |
| Numista | N#283492 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 24% |
Reverse
A relief image of a flying winged human figure against the background of a stylised image of the sky full of stars; there are inscriptions: ‘12 АПРЕЛЯ 1961 г.’ (12 APRIL 1961) at the top along the inner rim and ‘60 ЛЕТ ПЕРВОГО ПОЛЕТА ЧЕЛОВЕКА В КОСМОС’ (THE 60th ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT) on the ring.
Script: Cyrillic
Lettering:
60 ЛЕТ ПЕРВОГО ПОЛЕТА ЧЕЛОВЕКА В КОСМОС
12 АПРЕЛЯ 1961 г.
Translation:
Anniversary of the First Human Space Flight
April
Engraver: Alexey Vladimirovich Gnidin
Designers: Andrey Anatolyevich Brynza, Lidiya Alexandrovna Evdokimova
Edge
180 corrugations
Comment
Date of issue: 31 MAR 20212021 is the 60th anniversary year of the first human space flight. On 12 April 1961, the Vostok-1 space vehicle was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. For the first time in human history, a manned spacecraft entered the aerospace and orbited the Earth. The flight lasted one hour and 48 minutes. This day will always be remembered in history as the day when the first human conquered the space.
Interesting fact
The Circulating commemorative coin 25 Roubles (The First Human Space Flight) 2021 from Russia features an image of Yuri Gagarin, the first human to journey into outer space, on its obverse side. Gagarin's historic spaceflight took place on April 12, 1961, and lasted for 108 minutes, reaching a maximum altitude of 327 kilometers (203 miles) above the Earth's surface.
Price
| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ММД | 850000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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