3 Roubles Fort Ross

1991 year


Silver (.900)	34.56 g	39 mm

Description

Issuer	Soviet Union (Russia)
Period	Soviet Union (1922-1991)
Type	Non-circulating coin
Year	1991
Value	3 Roubles (3&nbspSUR)
Currency	Rouble (1961-1991)
Composition	Silver (.900)
Weight	34.56 g
Diameter	39 mm
Thickness	3.3 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	1991
Updated	2024-10-07

References

Numista	N#94678
Rarity index	74%

Reverse

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering:
250 ЛЕТ ОТКРЫТИЯ РУССКОЙ АМЕРИКИ
Крепость Росс ∙ 1812

Translation:
250th Anniversary of the Foundation of Russian America
Fort Ross - 1812

Edge

Reeded

Comment

Russian America was the name of the Russian colonial possessions in the Americas from 1733 to 1867. Settlements spanned parts of what are now the US states of California, Alaska, and two ports in Hawaii.
Fort Ross, originally Fortress Ross (Крѣпость Россъ, tr. Krepostʹ Ross), is a former Russian establishment on the west coast of North America in what is now Sonoma County, California, in the United States. It was the hub of the southernmost Russian settlements in North America from 1812 to 1842. It has been the subject of archaeological investigation and is a California Historical Landmark, a National Historic Landmark, and on the National Register of Historic Places. It is part of California's Fort Ross State Historic Park.

Interesting fact

The 3 Roubles (Fort Ross) 1991 coin from the Soviet Union (Russia) is interesting because it was minted to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Fort Ross, a former Russian settlement in California, USA. This coin is unique because it was the first time the Soviet Union issued a coin to honor a historical event that took place outside of its borders.

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
1991 ЛМД	25000	-	-	-	-	-	-

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