5 rubles — Russian Federation (1993) — Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra
The Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra in Sergiyev Posad
Y# 324
Obverse
Designer/engraver: A.V. Baklanov
Reverse
Designer/engraver: S.M. Ivanov
Special facts
A 1993 5-rouble coin with the Trinity Lavra of St Sergius, the monastery founded by Sergius of Radonezh in the 1330s; the Lavra ensemble is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Sergius blessed Dmitry Donskoy before the Battle of Kulikovo, and in 1608–1610 the monastery withstood a sixteen-month siege by a Polish–Lithuanian army.
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
Specifications
- Period
- Bank of Russia
- Currency
- 1 ruble = 100 kopecks
- Issue type
- Commemorative
- Mint mark
- Leningrad Mint
- Metal
- Copper-nickel
- Diameter
- 35.0 mm
- Shape
- Round
- Orientation
- Medal (↑↑)
Variants
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- SPB
- Saint Petersburg Mint. The mint in Saint Petersburg, founded in 1724 in the Peter and Paul Fortress. It was called the Petrograd Mint in 1914–1924 and the Leningrad Mint in 1924–1991.
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- 1993
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1 ruble (1993) — Vladimir Vernadsky
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1 ruble (1993) — Gavrila Derzhavin
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1 ruble (1993) — Kliment Timiryazev
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1 ruble (1993) — Vladimir Mayakovsky
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1 ruble (1993) — Alexander Borodin
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1 ruble (1993) — Ivan Turgenev
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3 rubles (1993) — Battle of Stalingrad
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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) — 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
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3 rubles (1994) — Second Front
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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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