Token - Renaming Leningrad to St. Petersburg Capital

Token - Renaming Leningrad to St. Petersburg (Capital) - obverseToken - Renaming Leningrad to St. Petersburg (Capital) - reverse

© Philip Coetzee

Features

Location Soviet Union (Russia)
Type Unclassified exonumia › Miscellaneous token
Year 1991
Composition Gold plated copper-nickel
Weight 27.0 g
Diameter 40.0 mm
Thickness 3.1 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
119818

Commemorative issue

Renaming Leningrad to St. Petersburg

Obverse

Peter and Paul fortress. Saint.

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering:
6.IX.1991 - ЛЕНИНГРАД ПЕРЕИМЕНОВАН В С. ПЕТЕРБУРГ
1712 HUAPTSTADT ST. PETERSBURG

Translation: Leningrad is renamed to St. Petersburg

Reverse

Coat of arms of the USSR.

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering: СССР

Translation: USSR

Edge

Smooth

Mint

Mintmark of Royal Dutch Mint Royal Dutch Mint (Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt), Utrecht, Netherlands (1010-date)

Mark

Bow and arrow Chris van Draanen, Mint Master, Royal Dutch Mint (1989-2000)

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1991  Bow and arrow Proof

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