1 ruble — Russian Federation (1992) — Yanka Kupala
Poet Yanka Kupala, the 110th Anniversary of the Birthday

Obverse

Designer/engraver: A.V. Baklanov

Reverse

Designer/engraver: N. A. Nosov

Special facts

A 1992 rouble for the 110th anniversary of Yanka Kupala (1882–1942), the poet and classic of Belarusian literature. The poet’s real name was Ivan Lutsevich; his verse and the poem “The Burial Mound” became a foundation of 20th-century Belarusian literature, and Minsk has a literary museum and a theatre named after him. His poem “And Who Goes There?” has been translated into dozens of languages.

About the period

The coins and banknotes of the Bank of Russia of 1992–1996 were the first money of the Russian Federation. They were issued in years of high inflation: denominations grew fast, and the metal of the coins got cheaper. More about the period “Bank of Russia”, 1992 — 1996

Coins and banknotes of this year: 1992

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• 1992
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• 1 ruble (1992) — Yakub Kolas Y# 305
• 1 ruble (1992) — Pavel Nakhimov Y# 306
• 1 ruble (1992) — Yanka Kupala Y# 320
• 1 ruble (1992) — Nikolai Lobachevsky Y# 321
• 3 rubles (1992) — International Space Year Y# 297
• 3 rubles (1992) — Battle of Chudskoye Lake Y# 298
• 3 rubles (1992) — North Convoy Y# 304
• 3 rubles (1992) — Victory of the Russian Democratic Forces Y# 317
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• 10 rubles (1992) — Red-Breasted Goose Y# 307
• 10 rubles (1992) — Siberian Tiger Y# 308
• 10 rubles (1992) — Central Asian Cobra Y# 309
• 1993
• 1 ruble (1993) — Vladimir Vernadsky Y# 319
• 1 ruble (1993) — Gavrila Derzhavin Y# 325
• 1 ruble (1993) — Kliment Timiryazev Y# 326
• 1 ruble (1993) — Vladimir Mayakovsky Y# 327
• 1 ruble (1993) — Alexander Borodin Y# 347
• 1 ruble (1993) — Ivan Turgenev Y# 348
• 3 rubles (1993) — Battle of Stalingrad Y# 318
• 3 rubles (1993) — Victory on the Kursk Bulge Y# 328
• 3 rubles (1993) — Liberation of Kiev Y# 340
• 5 rubles (1993) — Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra Y# 324
• 5 rubles (1993) — Merv Y# 339
• 50 rubles (1993) — Himalayan Bear Y# 330

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