50 Roubles (Caucasian Grouse) 1993 front 50 Roubles (Caucasian Grouse) 1993 back
50 Roubles (Caucasian Grouse) 1993 photo
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50 Roubles Caucasian Grouse

1993 year
Bimetallic: aluminium bronze centre in copper-nickel ring 6 g 25 mm
Description
Issuer
Russia
Period
Russian Federation (1991-date)
Type
Non-circulating coin
Year
1993
Value
50 Roubles (50&nbspRUR)
Currency
Rouble (1991-1997)
Composition
Bimetallic: aluminium bronze centre in copper-nickel ring
Weight
6 g
Diameter
25 mm
Thickness
1.8 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
1 January 1998
Updated
2024-10-07
References
Numista
N#7591
Rarity index
19%

Reverse

A Caucasian heathcock with grass in the background, the inscriptions along the rim separated by two dots: at the top - "КРАСНАЯ КНИГА" (THE RED DATA BOOK), at the bottom - "КАВКАЗСКИЙ ТЕТЕРЕВ" (CAUCASIAN GROUSE).

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering:
КРАСНАЯ КНИГА
КАВКАЗСКИЙ ТЕТЕРЕВ

Translation:
THE RED DATA BOOK
CAUCASIAN GROUSE

Engraver: Alexandra Arsenyevna Dolgopolova

Designer: Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov

Edge

Twelve sections with ten corrugations each.

Comment

Date of issue: 29 SEP 1993

The Caucasian grouse represents one of the two heathcock families nesting in the territory of the former Soviet Union. Aparat from Caucasus it inhabits mountins of the north-eastern Turkey and northern Iran.

Coins weight varies 5.85-6.10 g. There is no now reliable information about the coin's standard weight.

Interesting fact

The Caucasian Grouse coin features a unique bimetallic design, with an aluminum bronze center surrounded by a copper-nickel ring. This distinctive design element adds to the coin's collectibility and sets it apart from other coins.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1993 ЛМД 300000 - - - - - -

Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for 50 Roubles (Caucasian Grouse) 1993 coin.