50 rubles — Russian Federation (1993) — Black Sea Bottlenose Dolphin
Y# 334
Obverse
Designer/engraver: A.V. Baklanov
Reverse
Designer/engraver: N.A. Nosov
Special facts
The Black Sea bottlenose dolphin lives in the Black Sea; after years of hunting, the dolphin catch was banned in 1966. Bottlenose dolphins live in small pods, learn easily and perform in dolphinariums. They hunt fish, driving it together as a pod. The 50-rouble coin "Black Sea Bottlenose Dolphin" was issued in 1993 in the "Red Book" series.
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
- Series
- Red Data Book (87 in the series)
- Mint mark
- Leningrad Mint
- Metal
- Copper-nickel
- Diameter
- 25.0 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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