Metro Token - Moscow Mossovet

Features

Location Soviet Union (Russia)
Type Automatic tokens › Transit token
Year 1935
Composition Brass
Weight 2.57 g
Diameter 19 mm
Shape Round with cutouts
Demonetized 1935
Number
N#
147643
References Metrotoken# 1.1.1
Numismania; 2017. Каталог жетонов метро мира = Catalog of World Metro Tokens. Numismania, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Obverse

Mossovet an abbreviation of Moscow Soviet of People's Deputies.
RSFSR - Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.

Lettering:
МЕТРОПОЛИТЕН Р.С.Ф.С.Р. МОСКВА 1935 г.
МОССОВЕТ

Translation:
Metropolitan RSFSR Moscow 1935 year
Mossovet

Reverse

Lettering:
ДЛЯ ОПЛАТЫ
ПРОЕЗДА
ОПУСТИТЬ В АВТОМАТ

Translation:
To pay the fare
put it in the machine

Mint

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

Comments

A very rare trial issue of a subway token with a star rather than a round hole in the middle. Minted at the Leningrad mint in two stage, first made the token itself, then, the second operation it cut a hole in the form of a star to tokens are not confused with coins. The token of this type participated in the trial tests of the first 2 turnstiles at the Krasnoselskaya metro station for only two days on July 14-15, 1935. (!), the tests were considered unsuccessful, the entire circulation of tokens was sent to the smelter in Kuibyshev, for the Moscow metro were made new tokens with a round hole in the middle.


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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1935 

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