3 rubles — Russian Federation (1994) — Second Front
The Opening of the Second Front
Y# 362
Obverse
Designer/engraver: A.V. Baklanov
Reverse
Designer/engraver: V.M. Nikishchenko
Special facts
A 1994 3-rouble coin for the 50th anniversary of the opening of the second front: on 6 June 1944 the Allies landed in Normandy. The landing, Operation Overlord, was the largest seaborne invasion in history: some 156,000 troops came ashore on the first day. The Allied forces were commanded by General Dwight Eisenhower.
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: 1994
Specifications
- Period
- Bank of Russia
- Currency
- 1 ruble = 100 kopecks
- Issue type
- Commemorative
- Mint mark
- Moscow Mint
- Metal
- Copper-nickel
- Diameter
- 33.0 mm
- Thickness
- 2.3 mm
- Shape
- Round
- Orientation
- Medal (↑↑)
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- 1993
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3 rubles (1993) — Victory on the Kursk Bulge
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3 rubles (1993) — Liberation of Kiev
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5 rubles (1993) — Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra
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5 rubles (1993) — Merv
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50 rubles (1993) — Himalayan Bear
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50 rubles (1993) — Turkmen Eyelid Gecko
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50 rubles (1993) — Caucasian Grouse
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50 rubles (1993) — Oriental Stork
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50 rubles (1993) — Black Sea Bottlenose Dolphin
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- 1994
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3 rubles (1994) — Liberation of Leningrad
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3 rubles (1994) — Liberation of Sevastopol
Y# 346
- 3 rubles (1994) — Second Front Y# 362
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3 rubles (1994) — Partisan Movement
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3 rubles (1994) — Liberation of Belgrade
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50 rubles (1994) — Sandy Mole-Rat
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50 rubles (1994) — European Bison
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50 rubles (1994) — Goitered Gazelle
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50 rubles (1994) — Peregrine Falcon
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50 rubles (1994) — Flamingo
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- 1995
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1 ruble (1995) — Great Victory
Y# 399
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3 rubles (1995) — Liberation of Warsaw
Y# 378
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3 rubles (1995) — Liberation of Budapest
Y# 379
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3 rubles (1995) — Liberation of Koenigsberg
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3 rubles (1995) — Liberation of Vienna
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