Token - 2 Tarans

Features

Location Russia
Type Unclassified exonumia › Miscellaneous token
Year 2014
Value 2 Tarans
Composition Brass
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
109350

Obverse

Two ships, American and Soviet.

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering:
СЕРДЦЕ РОДИНЕ, ЖИЗНЬ МОРЮ, ЧЕСТЬ НИКОМУ
«БЕЗЗАВЕТНЫЙ»
СКР-6
1988

Translation:
The heart to the Motherland, the life to the sea, the honor to anyone.
"Bezzavetnyy" (Selfless)
SKR-6

Reverse

Anchor.

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering:
СССР
USA
2
тарана
ММД

Translation:
USSR
USA
2 rams
MMD

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Mintmark of Moscow Mint (ММД) Moscow Mint (Московский монетный двор), Russia (?-date)

Comments

The token is dedicated to the invasion of American cruiser in the territorial waters of the USSR, in the Crimea, February 12, 1988. The ship intentionally rammed the American missile cruiser USS Yorktown in Soviet territorial waters while Yorktown was claiming innocent passage.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (2014) ММД

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