“Inventions of Russia” series

In the catalogue: collector coins — 3.

Silver coins about Russian inventions, among them the Cherepanov steam locomotive, Shukhov’s hyperboloid tower at Polibino and Orlov printing.

The locomotive built by Yefim and Miron Cherepanov in 1834 was Russia’s first, Vladimir Shukhov’s tower at Polibino of 1896 was the world’s first hyperboloid structure, and the multicolour Orlov printing invented by Ivan Orlov protected securities against forgery.