1 Rouble The Black Sea Bottle-Nosed Dolphin (Aphalina)

1 Rouble (The Black Sea Bottle-Nosed Dolphin (Aphalina)) - obverse1 Rouble (The Black Sea Bottle-Nosed Dolphin (Aphalina)) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Russia
Period Russian Federation (1991-date)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 1995
Value 1 Rouble (1 RUR)
Currency Rouble (1991-1997)
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#
70045
References Y# 448,
Richard S. Yeoman, Arthur L. Friedberg; 2007. A Catalog of Modern World Coins : 1850-1964 (14th edition). Whitman Publishing Company, Atlanta, United States.
And 1 more volumes.
CBR# 5109-0009,
Central Bank of Russia (https://www.cbr.ru/eng/cash_circulation/memorable_coins/coins_base/)
Schön# 439
Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.
And 1 more volumes.

Series: Red Data Book

Obverse

In the centre — the Emblem of the Bank of Russia (the two-headed eagle designed by I. Bilibin), the letters under it indicate the metal sign, the fineness, the mint trademark and the fine metal content. The inscriptions along the rim framed by a circle of dots: at the top — «ОДИН РУБЛЬ 1995 г.» (ONE RUBLE 1995), at the bottom — «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA).

Scripts: Cyrillic, Latin

Lettering:
ОДИН РУБЛЬ 1995г.
Ag 900 ЛМД 15,55
БАНК РОССИИ

Translation:
ONE ROUBLE
LMD
BANK OF RUSSIA

Engraver: Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov

Designer: Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov

Reverse

A picture of a Black Sea bottle-nosed dolphin, below - the inscription along the rim: "ЧЕРНОМОРСКАЯ АФАЛИНА" (BLACK SEA BOTTLE-NOSED DOLPHIN).

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering: ЧЕРНОМОРСКАЯ АФАЛИНА

Translation: BLACK SEA BOTTLE NOSED DOLPHIN

Engravers: Lev Sergeevich Kamshilov, Nikolay Alexandrovich Nosov

Designer: Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov

Edge

252 corrugations

Mint

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

Comments

Date of issue: 24 OCT 1995

The Black Sea bottle-nosed dolphin (Aphalina) - a very rare sub-species of the dolphin family.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1995 ЛМД 50 000 Proof

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