5 rubles — Russian Federation (1993) — Merv
Architectural Monuments of Ancient Merv (Republic of Turkmenistan)

Obverse

Designer/engraver: A.V. Baklanov

Reverse

Designer/engraver: L.S. Kamshilov

Special facts

A 1993 5-rouble coin with the monuments of ancient Merv in Turkmenistan, one of the greatest cities of the Silk Road; its ruins are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Merv was the capital of the Seljuks and was destroyed by the Mongols in 1221; the 12th-century mausoleum of Sultan Sanjar and the walls of cities of different eras survive.

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: 1993

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• 1992
• 10 rubles (1992) — Siberian Tiger Y# 308
• 10 rubles (1992) — Central Asian Cobra Y# 309
• 1993
• 1 ruble (1993) — Vladimir Vernadsky Y# 319
• 1 ruble (1993) — Gavrila Derzhavin Y# 325
• 1 ruble (1993) — Kliment Timiryazev Y# 326
• 1 ruble (1993) — Vladimir Mayakovsky Y# 327
• 1 ruble (1993) — Alexander Borodin Y# 347
• 1 ruble (1993) — Ivan Turgenev Y# 348
• 3 rubles (1993) — Battle of Stalingrad Y# 318
• 3 rubles (1993) — Victory on the Kursk Bulge Y# 328
• 3 rubles (1993) — Liberation of Kiev Y# 340
• 5 rubles (1993) — Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra Y# 324
• 5 rubles (1993) — Merv Y# 339
• 50 rubles (1993) — Himalayan Bear Y# 330
• 50 rubles (1993) — Turkmen Eyelid Gecko Y# 331
• 50 rubles (1993) — Caucasian Grouse Y# 332
• 50 rubles (1993) — Oriental Stork Y# 333
• 50 rubles (1993) — Black Sea Bottlenose Dolphin Y# 334
• 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

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