50 Roubles Russia First Participation in the Olympic Games
1993 year| Platinum (.999) | 7.88 g | 20.00 mm |
| Issuer | Russia |
|---|---|
| Period | Russian Federation (1991-date) |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Year | 1993 |
| Value | 50 Roubles (50 RUR) |
| Currency | Rouble (1991-1997) |
| Composition | Platinum (.999) |
| Weight | 7.88 g |
| Diameter | 20.00 mm |
| Thickness | 1.60 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | 1 January 1998 |
| Updated | 2024-10-07 |
| Numista | N#64124 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
In the centre - two horsemen, Russian participants in the Second Olympiad, with the Eiffel Tower in the background, to the left - the Emblem of the National Olympic Committee of Russia, the inscriptions along the rim: at the top - "ОЛИМПИЙСКИЙ ВЕК РОССИИ" (THE OLYMPIC CENTURY OF RUSSIA), at the bottom - "ПЕРВОЕ УЧАСТИЕ "ПАРИЖ" (FIRST PARTICIPATION "PARIS").
Script: Cyrillic
Lettering:
ОЛИМПИЙСКИЙ ВЕК РОССИИ
ПЕРВОЕ УЧАСТИЕ*ПАРИЖ
Translation:
THE OLYMPIC CENTURY OF RUSSIA
FIRST PARTICIPATION - PARIS
Engraver: Nikolay Alexandrovich Nosov
Designer: Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov
Edge
134 corrugations
Comment
Date of issue: 20 JAN 1993
The Olympic Games originate from Greece. They were celebrated in Olympia from 776 BC to 394 AD. All hostilities were suspended while the Olympic Games were held. The modern Olympiads began at the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin (1863-1937), a French public figure who was for many years the President of the International Olympic Committee, founded in 1894. Russian general A. D. Butovsky was one of the founders of the IOC. The first Russian athlete to receive an Olympic gold medal was Nikolai Panin-Kolomenkin (1871(72)-1956), who won the figure-skating competition at the Fourth Olympiad held in London in 1908.
Interesting fact
The 1993 Russia First Participation in the Olympic Games 50 Roubles coin is unique in that it features a platinum-plated steel core, making it one of the few platinum coins in the world with a non-traditional core material. This innovative design was chosen to reduce the cost of production while still maintaining the coin's value and collectibility.
Price
| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 ЛМД | 7500 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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