50 Roubles Sandy Mole Rat

50 Roubles (Sandy Mole Rat) - obverse50 Roubles (Sandy Mole Rat) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Russia
Period Russian Federation (1991-date)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 1994
Value 50 Roubles (50 RUR)
Currency Rouble (1991-1997)
Composition Bimetallic: aluminium bronze centre in copper-nickel ring
Weight 6 g
Diameter 25 mm
Thickness 1.8 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized 1 January 1998
Number
N#
14644
References Y# 367,
Richard S. Yeoman, Arthur L. Friedberg; 2007. A Catalog of Modern World Coins : 1850-1964 (14th edition). Whitman Publishing Company, Atlanta, United States.
And 1 more volumes.
CBR# 5516-0008,
Central Bank of Russia (https://www.cbr.ru/eng/cash_circulation/memorable_coins/coins_base/)
Schön# 341
Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.
And 1 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

Red book seriesAutomatically translated

Series: Red Data Book

Obverse

The two-headed eagle (designed by I.Bilibin), the inscriptions along the rim framed by an ornament: at the top — «50 РУБЛЕЙ 1994 г.» (50 ROUBLES 1994), at the bottom — «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA).

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering:
50 РУБЛЕЙ 1994г.
ЛМД
БАНК РОССИИ

Translation:
Roubles
LMD
Bank of Russia

Engraver: Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov

Designer: Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov

Reverse

The relief picture of a sandy mole-rat against the background of plants, the inscriptions along the rim separated by two dots: at the top - "КРАСНАЯ КНИГА" (RED DATA BOOK), at the bottom - "ПЕСЧАНЫЙ СЛЕПЫШ" (SANDY MOLE-RAT).

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering:
КРАСНАЯ КНИГА
ПЕСЧАНЫЙ СЛЕПЫШ

Translation:
RED DATA BOOK
SANDY MOLE-RAT

Engraver: Lev Sergeevich Kamshilov

Designer: Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov

Edge

252 corrugations

Mint

Mintmark of Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd (ЛМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)

Comments

Date of issue: 10 NOV 1994

The sandy mole-rat - a very rare species of rodents found only in the Northern Black Sea Regions - in the sands of the left beach of the river Dnieper of Kherson Region, is under protection.

Coins weight varies 5.85-6.10 g. There is no now reliable information about the coin's standard weight.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1994 ЛМД Photo 300 000 $ 6.50 $ 6.50 $ 13

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 50 Roubles (Sandy Mole Rat)
Katz
Auction 96
Lot 1562
Internet Archive
23 Sep 2023 UNC USD 8.63
(EUR 8.00)
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Picture 1 of a sold 50 Roubles (Sandy Mole Rat)
Katz
Auction 88
Lot 1661
Internet Archive
28 Jun 2023 UNC USD 11.87
(EUR 11.00)
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Picture 1 of a sold 50 Roubles (Sandy Mole Rat)
Katz
Auction 88
Lot 1666
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28 Jun 2023 UNC USD 12.94
(EUR 12.00)
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Picture 1 of a sold 50 Roubles (Sandy Mole Rat)
Katz
Auction 84
Lot 758
Internet Archive
27 May 2023 UNC USD 18.34
(EUR 17.00)
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