2 Kopecks 15 orbits

Features

Country	Soviet Union (Russia)
Period	Soviet Union (1922-1991)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1961-1991
Value	2 Kopecks (0.02 SUR)
Currency	Ruble (1961-1991)
Composition	Brass (58% Copper, 40% Zinc, 2% Manganese)
Weight	2 g
Diameter	18 mm
Thickness	1.1 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	1991
References	Y# 127a, Yeoman, Richard S. & Arthur L. Friedberg ; 2007. A Catalog of Modern World Coins: 1850-1964 (14^th edition). Whitman Publishing, Atlanta, USA. ISBN 9780794820565. Yeoman, Richard S., Arthur L. Friedberg, & Ira Friedberg; 1988. Current Coins of the World (8^th edition). Coin & Currency Institute, Clifton, USA. ISBN 9780871848017. Schön# 76a Gerhard Schön; 2020. Weltmünzkatalog 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg, Regenstauf, Germany. ISBN 9783866461840. Kahnt, Helmut & Günter Schön; 2016. Weltmünzkatalog 19. Jahrhundert: 1801-1900 (17. Auflage). Battenberg. ISBN 9783866461185. Schön, Gerhard & Sebastian Krämer; 2017. Weltmünzkatalog 21. Jahrhundert: 2001-2016 (3. Auflage). Battenberg. ISBN 9783866461383.

Obverse

The coat of arms of the Soviet Union.
15 ribbons on wreath (7 + 1 + 7 ribbons).

Lettering: СССР

Translation: USSR

Reverse

The value above the date surrounded by sprays

Lettering:
2
КОПЕЙКИ
1962

Translation:
2
Kopecks
1962

Edge

Reeded

Mints

Л	Leningrad Mint, modern-day Saint Petersburg, Russia
М	Moscow Mint (Московский монетный двор), Russia (?-date)

Comments

The image of the BU set 1961

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The mintmark if present is above last letter of country name.
According to official technical specifications, alloy of this coin is brass ЛМц 58-2 (58% Cu, 40% Zn, 2% Mn).
In SCWC Krause - Aluminium-bronze.
The Russian (and Soviet) catalogs list the as Copper-zinc alloy.

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Date	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
1961	0.24	0.18	0.41			25%
1962	0.11	0.24	0.27			11%
1963	0.14	0.18	0.27			15%
1964		6.65				3%
1965	0.08	1.18				6%
1966	0.58	0.21	3.11			4%
1967	0.59	0.24	0.29			10%
1968	0.20	0.20	0.22			16%
1969	0.15	0.12	0.35			16%
1970	0.11	0.18	0.35	1.18		23%
1971	0.11	0.12	0.21			20%
1972	0.35	0.12	0.27			16%
1973	0.21	0.15	0.29			18%
1974	0.35	0.18	0.27			14%
1975	0.13	0.16	0.32			6%
1976	0.13	0.14	0.27			9%
1977		0.12				9%
1978	0.11	0.15	0.29			10%
1979	0.35	0.14	0.34			13%
1980	0.13	0.12	0.27			19%
1981	0.09	0.12	0.27			17%
1982	0.09	0.15	0.35			20%
1983	0.16	0.15	0.27			19%
1984	0.09	0.15	0.27			19%
1985	0.09	0.13	0.27			23%
1986	0.11	0.14	0.29			18%
1987	0.09	0.12	0.21			18%
1988	0.09	0.13	0.27		0.54	18%
1989	0.24	0.12	0.16	0.21	0.61	23%
1990	0.09	0.11	0.21	0.59	0.59	22%
1991 M		0.08	0.24		0.93	11%	Moscow Mint
1991 Л	0.35	0.12	0.19	0.57	0.53	13%	Leningrad Mint

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