1 ruble — Russian Federation (1993) — Kliment Timiryazev
The 150th Anniversary of the Birth of K.A. Timiryazev

Obverse

Designer/engraver: A.A. Kolodkin

Reverse

Designer/engraver: V.M. Kharlamov

Special facts

A 1993 rouble from the "Outstanding Personalities of Russia" series for the 150th anniversary of Kliment Timiryazev (1843–1920), plant physiologist and researcher of photosynthesis. Timiryazev was among the first in Russia to defend Darwin’s theory; the Agricultural Academy in Moscow bears his name, and his monument has stood at the Nikitsky Gates since 1923.

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: 1993

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• 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
• 5 rubles (1992) — The Mausoleum-Mosque of Akhmed Yasavi Y# 322
• 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
• 50 rubles (1993) — Turkmen Eyelid Gecko Y# 331
• 50 rubles (1993) — Caucasian Grouse Y# 332
• 50 rubles (1993) — Oriental Stork Y# 333

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