5 Roubles (Bucharest) 2016 front 5 Roubles (Bucharest) 2016 back
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5 Roubles Bucharest

2016 year
Nickel plated steel 6 g 25 mm
Description
Issuer
Russia
Period
Russian Federation (1991-date)
Type
Circulating commemorative coin
Year
2016
Value
5 Roubles 5 RUB = USD 0.05
Currency
Rouble (1998-date)
Composition
Nickel plated steel
Weight
6 g
Diameter
25 mm
Thickness
1.8 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-10-07
References
Numista
N#90636
Rarity index
12%

Reverse

Relief image of the monument to a soldier-liberator in Bucharest. There are inscriptions: “БУХАРЕСТ” (BUCHAREST) framed by two stars along the circumference on top, “31 АВГУСТА 1944 г.” (31ST OF AUGUST 1944) horizontally at the bottom.

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering:
* БУХАРЕСТ *
31 АВГУСТА 1944 г.

Translation:
Bucharest
AUGUST

Engraver: Alexey Vladimirovich Gnidin

Designer: Andrey Anatolyevich Brynza

Edge

12 sections by 5 corrugations each

Comment

Date of issue: 01 AUG 2016

Interesting fact

The 5 Roubles (Bucharest) 2016 coin from Russia features a unique design that commemorates the 60th anniversary of the first human spaceflight by Yuri Gagarin. The coin's reverse side depicts a stylized image of the Earth, with the words "60 Years of Space Exploration" written in Russian. This design was chosen to honor Gagarin's historic achievement and to highlight Russia's contributions to space exploration.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2016 ММД 2000000 - - - - - -

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