1 ruble — Russian Federation (1999) — A.S. Pushkin
200th Anniversary of the Birth of A.S.Pushkin.
Y# 640
Obverse
Designer/engraver: A.V.Baklanov
Reverse
Designer/engraver: A.S.Kunats
Special facts
The 1999 coin for the bicentenary of the birth of Alexander Pushkin (1799–1837) is one of the first commemorative coins issued after the redenomination of 1998. Pushkin was born in Moscow on 6 June 1799, a date marked as Pushkin Day and Russian Language Day, and Tsarskoye Selo, where he spent his Lyceum years, now bears the name of the town of Pushkin.
About the period
Modern Russia is the money after the redenomination of 1998, when a thousand old roubles became one new rouble. The coins and banknotes of the 1997 pattern are still in circulation. More about the period “Modern Russia”, 1997 — to present
Coins and banknotes of this year: 1999
Specifications
- Period
- Modern Russia
- Currency
- 1 ruble = 100 kopecks
- Issue type
- Commemorative
- Series
- 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Pushkin (7 in the series)
- Mint mark
- Moscow Mint
- Metal
- Nickel silver
- Diameter
- 20.5 mm
- Thickness
- 1.5 mm
- Weight
- 3.25 g
- Shape
- Round
- Orientation
- Medal (↑↑)
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- MSK
- Moscow Mint
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