3 rubles — Russian Federation (1995) — The Defeat of the Kwangtung Army
The Defeat of the Kwangtung Army by Soviet Troops in Manchuria
Y# 386
Obverse
Designer/engraver: A.A. Kolodkin
Reverse
Designer/engraver: A.S. Khazov
Special facts
A 1995 3-rouble coin for the 50th anniversary of the defeat of the Kwantung Army in Manchuria in August 1945. The Manchurian operation began on 9 August 1945: within three weeks troops under Marshal Alexander Vasilevsky routed a million-strong force and liberated Manchuria and northern Korea. The Japanese forces in Manchuria laid down their arms at the end of August.
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
Specifications
- Period
- Bank of Russia
- Currency
- 1 ruble = 100 kopecks
- Issue type
- Commemorative
- Series
- The 50th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War (15 in the series)
- Mint mark
- Moscow Mint
- Metal
- Copper-nickel
- Diameter
- 33.0 mm
- Thickness
- 2.3 mm
- Weight
- 14.35 g
- Shape
- Round
- Orientation
- Medal (↑↑)
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- 1996
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