50 Roubles (Turkmenian Eublefar) 1993 front 50 Roubles (Turkmenian Eublefar) 1993 back
50 Roubles (Turkmenian Eublefar) 1993 photo
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50 Roubles Turkmenian Eublefar

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#14641
Rarity index
19%

Reverse

A Turkmen eublefar 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 - "ТУРКМЕНСКИЙ ЭУБЛЕФАР" (TURKMENIAN EUBLEFAR).

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering:
КРАСНАЯ КНИГА
ТУРКМЕНСКИЙ ЭУБЛЕФАР

Translation:
THE RED DATA BOOK
TURKMENIAN EUBLEFAR

Engraver: Lev Sergeevich Kamshilov

Designer: Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov

Edge

Twelve sections with ten corrugations each.

Comment

Date of issue: 29 SEP 1993

Turkmenian eublefar (Eublepharis turcmenicus Darevs- ky) – an extremely rare lizard species of the gecko family. Its body of yellowish-gray colour reaches 21 cm in length. Turkmenian eublefar foods on slaters and mosquitos. It inhabits Kopetdag mountains and the adjacent mountain chains in the west and south of Turkmenistan.

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

Interesting fact

The Turkmenian Eublefar coin has an interesting design feature - it has a unique shape, with a circular center surrounded by a ring-shaped outer layer. This bi-metallic design adds to the coin's distinctiveness and makes it stand out 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 (Turkmenian Eublefar) 1993 coin.