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5 Roubles The Sleeping Beauty

1995 year
Palladium (.999) 7.78 g 25.00 mm
Description
Issuer
Russia
Period
Russian Federation (1991-date)
Type
Non-circulating coin
Year
1995
Value
5 Roubles (5&nbspRUR)
Currency
Rouble (1991-1997)
Composition
Palladium (.999)
Weight
7.78 g
Diameter
25.00 mm
Thickness
1.55 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
1 January 1998
Updated
2024-10-07
References
Numista
N#70053
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

A dancing ballerina and a flower, from left to right - the inscription along the rim: "СПЯЩАЯ КРАСАВИЦА" (THE SLEEPING BEAUTY).

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering: СПЯЩАЯ КРАСАВИЦА

Translation: The Sleeping Beauty

Engraver: Sergey Mikhaylovich Ivanov

Designer: Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov

Edge

278 corrugations

Comment

Date of issue: 16 JUN 1995

The ballet "The Sleeping Beauty" was created by the great Russian composer Peter Tchaikovsky in 1889. It was first performed on the stage of St. Petersburg's Mariinsky Theatre on January 3, 1890. Based on Charles Perault's fairy tale about the anguished love between Princess Aurora and Prince Desire and the triumph of good over evil, it was choreographed by Marius Petipa. The libretto to the ballet was written by I. A. Vsevolzhsky, Director of the Imperial Theatres.

Interesting fact

The 1995 Russian 5 Rouble Palladium coin featuring "The Sleeping Beauty" design has a unique feature - it has a mirror-like finish, giving it a distinctive look that sets it apart from other coins.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1995 ЛМД 4000 - - - - - -

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