50 rubles — Russian Federation (1996) — Russian Fleet
The 300th Anniversary of the Russian Fleet
Y# 508
Obverse
Designer/engraver: A.V. Baklanov
Reverse
Designer/engraver: S. A. Kornilov
Special facts
The 50 roubles from the 1996 set for the tercentenary of the Russian fleet is dedicated to the Navy under the St Andrew's flag. The St. Andrew’s flag, a white field with a blue diagonal cross, was introduced by Peter I, and in 1992 it again became the ensign of the Russian Navy. The regular fleet’s first victory is held to be the Battle of Gangut in 1714.
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: 1996
Specifications
- Period
- Bank of Russia
- Currency
- 1 ruble = 100 kopecks
- Issue type
- Commemorative
- Mint mark
- Leningrad Mint
- Metal
- Brass
- 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.
Other items of the period
- 1994
-
50 rubles (1994) — Goitered Gazelle
Y# 369
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50 rubles (1994) — Peregrine Falcon
Y# 370
-
50 rubles (1994) — Flamingo
Y# 371
- 1995
-
1 ruble (1995) — Great Victory
Y# 399
-
3 rubles (1995) — Liberation of Warsaw
Y# 378
-
3 rubles (1995) — Liberation of Budapest
Y# 379
-
3 rubles (1995) — Liberation of Koenigsberg
Y# 380
-
3 rubles (1995) — Liberation of Vienna
Y# 381
-
3 rubles (1995) — The Meeting on the Elbe
Y# 382
-
3 rubles (1995) — Liberation of Berlin
Y# 383
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3 rubles (1995) — Act of Capitulation of Fascist Germany
Y# 384
-
3 rubles (1995) — Liberation of Prague
Y# 385
-
3 rubles (1995) — The Defeat of the Kwangtung Army
Y# 386
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3 rubles (1995) — Act of Capitulation of Japan
Y# 387
-
5 rubles (1995) — Great Victory
Y# 400
-
10 rubles (1995) — Great Victory
Y# 401
-
20 rubles (1995) — Great Victory
Y# 402
-
50 rubles (1995) — Great Victory
Y# 403
-
100 rubles (1995) — Great Victory
Y# 404
- 1996
-
1 ruble (1996) — Russian Fleet
Y# 504
-
5 rubles (1996) — Russian Fleet
Y# 505
-
10 rubles (1996) — Russian Fleet
Y# 506
-
20 rubles (1996) — Russian Fleet
Y# 507
- 50 rubles (1996) — Russian Fleet Y# 508
-
100 rubles (1996) — Russian Fleet
Y# 509
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