5 rubles — Russian Federation (2014) — The Battle of Kursk

Obverse

Designer/engraver: E.V. Kramskaya (obverse), L.A. Evdokimova (reverse)

Reverse

Designer/engraver: Computer simulation (obverse), V.B. Ananyin (reverse)

Special facts

The Battle of Kursk (5 July – 23 August 1943) was one of the largest battles of the war; on 12 July the largest tank battle took place near Prokhorovka. After it the Red Army never again gave up the strategic initiative until the end of the war. The 5-rouble coin "Battle of Kursk" was issued in 2014 in the "70th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945" series.

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: 2014

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