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10 rubles — Russian Federation (2011) — 50 Years of the Man's First Space Flight

Y# 1468

Obverse
Obverse
Reverse
Reverse

Photo: cbr.ru

Obverse

Designer/engraver: A.A. Brynsa

Reverse

Designer/engraver: Computer simulation

Special facts

A 10-rouble coin for the 50th anniversary of the first human spaceflight, 2011. Yuri Gagarin orbited the Earth on 12 April 1961, and the date became Cosmonautics Day. In 2011 the UN General Assembly proclaimed 12 April the International Day of Human Space Flight, and Baikonur, from which Vostok was launched, is leased by Russia from Kazakhstan.

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: 2011

Specifications

Currency
1 ruble = 100 kopecks
Issue type
Commemorative
Mint mark
Saint Petersburg Mint
Metal
Steel (brass plated)
Diameter
22.0 mm
Shape
Round
Orientation
Medal (↑↑)

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Year Mint Mintage Price Details
2011 SPB 50,000,000 Estimate СПМД + ☆
SPB
Saint Petersburg Mint. The mint in Saint Petersburg, founded in 1724 in the Peter and Paul Fortress. It was called the Petrograd Mint in 1914–1924 and the Leningrad Mint in 1924–1991.
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