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Coins of 1979 — USSR

Flag: Flag of the USSR (1923–1991) Coat of arms: Emblem of the USSR with fifteen ribbons (1956–1991) Anthem: State Anthem of the Soviet Union (1977 text) (1977–1991)

What happened in 1979

• Dmitry Shparo's ski expedition reached the North Pole.
• Brezhnev and Carter signed the SALT II treaty.

Circulation coins 9

	1 kopeck — USSR (1961–1991) Y# 126 1979	+
	2 kopecks — USSR (1961–1991) Y# 127 1979	+
	3 kopecks — USSR (1961–1991) Y# 128 1979	+
	5 kopecks — USSR (1961–1991) Y# 129 1979	+
	10 kopecks — USSR (1961–1991) Y# 130 1979	+
	15 kopecks — USSR (1961–1991) Y# 131 1979	+
	20 kopecks — USSR (1961–1991) Y# 132 1979	+
	50 kopecks — USSR (1964–1991) Y# 133a.2 1979	+
	1 ruble — USSR (1964–1991) Y# 134a.2 1979	+

Commemorative coins 2

	1 ruble — USSR (1979) — University Y# 164 mintage 4,665,000	+
	1 ruble — USSR (1979) — Monument to the Conquerors of Space Y# 165 mintage 4,665,000	+

Collector coins 11

	5 rubles — USSR (1979) — Hammer Throwing Y# 167 Moscow Mint, ММД · mintage 103,539 Leningrad Mint, ЛМД	+
	5 rubles — USSR (1979) — Weightlifting Y# 166 Moscow Mint, ММД · mintage 103,539 Leningrad Mint, ЛМД	+
	10 rubles — USSR (1979) — Basketball Y# 168 Leningrad Mint, ЛМД · mintage 110,342	+
	10 rubles — USSR (1979) — Boxing Y# 170 Leningrad Mint, ЛМД · mintage 207,078	+
	10 rubles — USSR (1979) — Judo Y# 171 Moscow Mint, ММД · mintage 103,539 Leningrad Mint, ЛМД	+
	10 rubles — USSR (1979) — Volleyball Y# 169 Leningrad Mint, ЛМД · mintage 110,342	+
	10 rubles — USSR (1979) — Weight Lifting Y# 172 Leningrad Mint, ЛМД · mintage 207,078	+
	100 rubles — USSR (1979) — Friendship Sport Hall Y# 174 Moscow Mint, ММД · mintage 26,721	+
	100 rubles — USSR (1979) — Velodrome Y# 173 Moscow Mint, ММД · mintage 27,456 Leningrad Mint, ЛМД	+
	150 rubles — USSR (1979) — Horse race Y# 176 Leningrad Mint, ЛМД · mintage 9,728	+
	150 rubles — USSR (1979) — Wrestlers Y# 175 Leningrad Mint, ЛМД · mintage 13,978	+