3 rubles — Russian Federation (1995) — Liberation of Budapest
The Liberation of Europe from Fascism. Budapest

Obverse

Designer/engraver: A.A. Kolodkin

Reverse

Designer/engraver: V.M. Kharlamov

Special facts

A 1995 3-rouble coin for the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Budapest on 13 February 1945. Pest fell in January, while Buda held out until 13 February 1945; the whole Budapest operation lasted 108 days, and the medal “For the Capture of Budapest” was instituted for it. The city was stormed by the 2nd and 3rd Ukrainian Fronts, and the fighting for Buda went from house to house.

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: 1995

Other items of the period

• 1994
• 3 rubles (1994) — Liberation of Leningrad Y# 341
• 3 rubles (1994) — Liberation of Sevastopol Y# 346
• 3 rubles (1994) — Second Front Y# 362
• 3 rubles (1994) — Partisan Movement Y# 365
• 3 rubles (1994) — Liberation of Belgrade Y# 366
• 50 rubles (1994) — Sandy Mole-Rat Y# 367
• 50 rubles (1994) — European Bison Y# 368
• 50 rubles (1994) — Goitered Gazelle Y# 369
• 50 rubles (1994) — Peregrine Falcon Y# 370
• 50 rubles (1994) — Flamingo Y# 371
• 1995
• 1 ruble (1995) — Great Victory Y# 399
• 3 rubles (1995) — Liberation of Warsaw Y# 378
• 3 rubles (1995) — Liberation of Budapest Y# 379
• 3 rubles (1995) — Liberation of Koenigsberg Y# 380
• 3 rubles (1995) — Liberation of Vienna Y# 381
• 3 rubles (1995) — The Meeting on the Elbe Y# 382
• 3 rubles (1995) — Liberation of Berlin Y# 383
• 3 rubles (1995) — Act of Capitulation of Fascist Germany Y# 384
• 3 rubles (1995) — Liberation of Prague Y# 385
• 3 rubles (1995) — The Defeat of the Kwangtung Army Y# 386
• 3 rubles (1995) — Act of Capitulation of Japan Y# 387
• 5 rubles (1995) — Great Victory Y# 400
• 10 rubles (1995) — Great Victory Y# 401
• 20 rubles (1995) — Great Victory Y# 402
• 50 rubles (1995) — Great Victory Y# 403

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