1 Rouble Sand Mole-Rat

Features

Issuer	Russia › Russian Federation (1991-date)
Issuing bank	Central Bank of Russia (Банк России)
Period	Russian Federation (1991-date)
Type	Non-circulating coins
Year	1996
Value	1 Rouble (1 RUR)
Currency	Rouble (1992-1997)
Composition	Silver (.900)
Weight	17.44 g
Diameter	33.00 mm
Thickness	2.40 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	1 January 1998
Number	N# 70047
References	Y# 494 Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes). , CBR# 5109-0011 Central Bank of Russia (https://www.cbr.ru/eng/cash_circulation/memorable_coins/coins_base/) , Schön# 477 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Series: Red Data Book

Obverse

Tthe two-headed eagle designed by artist I. Bilibin. The inscriptions along the rim: at the top — «ОДИН РУБЛЬ 1996 г.» (ONE ROUBLE 1996), at the bottom — «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA). The letters below indicate the metal sign, the fineness, the mint trademark and the fine metal content.

Scripts: Cyrillic, Latin

Lettering:
ОДИН РУБЛЬ 1996г.
Ag 900 ЛМД 15,55
БАНК РОССИИ

Translation:
ONE ROUBLE
LMD
BANK OF RUSSIA

Engraver: Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov (Александр Васильевич Бакланов)

Designer: Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov (Александр Васильевич Бакланов)

Reverse

The picture of a sand mole-rat. The inscription along the rim at the bottom: «ПЕСЧАННЫЙ СЛЕПЫШ» (SAND MOLE-RAT).

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering: ПЕСЧАННЫЙ СЛЕПЫШ

Translation: SAND MOLE-RAT

Engravers: Dmitriy Yuryevich Perepelkin, Lev Sergeevich Kamshilov

Designer: Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov (Александр Васильевич Бакланов)

Edge

252 corrugations

Mint

(ЛМД)

Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation (1724-date)

Comments

Date of issue: 21 MAY 1996

The sand mole-rat is a very rare rodent endemic to the northern Black Sea region-the sands on the left bank of the lower reaches of Dnieper in the Kherson Region. It is a protected species.

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Date			Mintage		VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1996 ЛМД			50 000							$ 76		Proof

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Bullion value: USD 36.98 Search tips

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Actual silver weight: 0.505 oz

Current silver price: 73.28 USD/oz (see silver price

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