3 Roubles The victory on the Kursk Bulge
1993 year| Copper-nickel | 14.35 g | 33.00 mm |
| Issuer | Russia |
|---|---|
| Period | Russian Federation (1991-date) |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Year | 1993 |
| Value | 3 Roubles (3 RUR) |
| Currency | Rouble (1991-1997) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 14.35 g |
| Diameter | 33.00 mm |
| Thickness | 2.30 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | 1 January 1998 |
| Updated | 2024-10-07 |
| Numista | N#14597 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 30% |
Reverse
An episode of a tank battle on the Kursk Bulge with a map of the battle in the background. The inscription along the rim - "50 ЛЕТ ПОБЕДЫ НА КУРСКОЙ ДУГЕ" (THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF VICTORY ON THE KURSK BULGE).
Script: Cyrillic
Lettering: 50 ЛЕТ ПОБЕДЫ НА КУРСКОЙ ДУГЕ
Translation: ANNIVERSARY OF VICTORY ON THE KURSK BULGE
Engraver: Mikhail Andreevich Sysa
Designer: Alexander Anatolyevich Kolodkin
Edge
Two incised insriptions "ТРИ РУБЛЯ" (THREE ROUBLES) separated by two asterisks.
Script: Cyrillic
Lettering: ТРИ РУБЛЯ * ТРИ РУБЛЯ *
Translation: THREE ROUBLES * THREE ROUBLES *
Comment
Date of issue: 17 JUN 1993The Battle of Kursk - one of the largest battles of the Second World War. In a bid to regain initiative after the Stalingrad debacle, German troops on July 5, 1943, began Operation Citadel, a large-scale offensive in the direction of Orel-Kursk and Belgorod-Kursk. These plans were frustrated by a counteroffensive of the Soviet army, which routed 30 enemy divisions and in August liberated Orel, Belgorod and Kharkov. It is in the summer of 1943 that the largest tank battle of the Second World War was fought at Prokhorovka, in which 1,200 tanks were involved on both sides. The victory on the Kursk Bulge finally gave the Soviet army the strategic initiative which it held till the end of the war.
Interesting fact
The Kursk Bulge was a major turning point in World War II's Eastern Front, and the coin commemorates the Soviet Union's victory in that battle. The coin's design features an image of a soldier holding a flag, with the Kursk Bulge memorial in the background. The coin was minted in 1993, 50 years after the battle took place.
Price
| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 ЛМД | 350000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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