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Coins of 1981 — 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 1981

• A commemorative rouble was issued for the twentieth anniversary of Gagarin's flight.
• The Soviet-Bulgarian Friendship commemorative rouble marked 1,300 years of the Bulgarian state.
• The Soviet ice hockey team won the Canada Cup, routing the hosts in the final.

Circulation coins 9

	1 kopeck — USSR (1961–1991) Y# 126 1981	+
	2 kopecks — USSR (1961–1991) Y# 127 1981	+
	3 kopecks — USSR (1961–1991) Y# 128 1981	+
	5 kopecks — USSR (1961–1991) Y# 129 1981	+
	10 kopecks — USSR (1961–1991) Y# 130 1981	+
	15 kopecks — USSR (1961–1991) Y# 131 1981	+
	20 kopecks — USSR (1961–1991) Y# 132 1981	+
	50 kopecks — USSR (1964–1991) Y# 133a.2 1981	+
	1 ruble — USSR (1964–1991) Y# 134a.2 1981	+

Commemorative coins 2

	1 ruble — USSR (1981) — Soviet-Bulgarian Friendship Y# 189 1981 · mintage 1,984,000 Proof Restrike · mintage 55,000	+
	1 ruble — USSR (1981) — Gagarin's Spaceflight Y# 188 1981 · mintage 3,962,000 Proof Restrike · mintage 55,000	+