20 Kopecks 15 orbits

Features

Country	Soviet Union (Russia)
Period	Soviet Union (1922-1991)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1961-1991
Value	20 Kopecks (0.20 SUR)
Currency	Ruble (1961-1991)
Composition	Nickel brass
Weight	3.4 g
Diameter	21.8 mm
Thickness	1.4 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	1991
References	Y# 132, Richard S. Yeoman, Arthur L. Friedberg; 2007. A Catalog of Modern World Coins: 1850-1964 (14^th edition). Whitman Publishing Company, Atlanta, USA. ISBN 9780794820565. Richard S. Yeoman, Arthur L. Friedberg, Ira Friedberg; 1988. Current Coins of the World (8^th edition). Coin & Currency Institute, Clifton, USA. ISBN 9780871848017. Schön# 81 Gerhard Schön; 2020. Weltmünzkatalog 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. ISBN 9783866461840. Helmut Kahnt, Günter Schön; 2016. Weltmünzkatalog 19. Jahrhundert: 1801-1900 (17. Auflage). Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. ISBN 9783866461185. Gerhard Schön, Sebastian Krämer; 2017. Weltmünzkatalog 21. Jahrhundert: 2001-2016 (3. Auflage). Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. ISBN 9783866461383.

Obverse

Hammer and sickle overlain on globe above sun with rays, all within wreath or sheaf of wheat stalks, star above.
15 orbits of ribbon on wreath (7 + 1 + 7 orbits).

Lettering: СССР

Translation: USSR

Reverse

Denomination and date within wreath.

Lettering:
20
КОПЕЕК
1985

Translation:
20
Kopecks
1985

Edge

Reeded

Comments

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In SCWC Krause - Copper-nickel-zinc.
The Russian (and Soviet) catalogs list the alloy as Copper-nickel.

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Date	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
1961	0.35	0.15	0.14	0.35	0.72		2.13	65%
1962			0.35	0.34	0.35			21%
1965								0.5%
1966								0.4%
1967								1.0%
1968							22.33	0.6%
1969							36.10	0.5%
1970								0.3%	Rare
1971								0.4%
1972								0.3%
1973								0.4%	Rare
1974								1.8%
1975								0.6%
1976								0.9%	Rare
1977			0.35	0.33	0.35			13%
1978			0.21	0.24	0.35		1.61	17%
1979			0.24	0.28	0.35		1.85	22%
1980		0.14	0.21	0.24	0.48		0.99	24%
1981		0.12	0.32	0.28	0.48			24%
1982			0.24	0.25	0.54			25%
1983			0.36	0.34	0.35			20%
1984			0.18	0.28	0.54			18%
1985			0.24	0.29	0.54			13%
1986			0.24	0.24	0.54			13%
1987			0.94	0.28	0.35			16%
1988			0.27	0.21	0.35	0.81	1.28	17%
1989			0.18	0.29	0.32	0.64	0.88	19%
1990			0.18	0.24	0.32		0.59	16%
1991								0.5%	Without mintmark; rare
1991 Л			0.47	0.18	0.28		1.18	7%	Leningrad Mint
1991 М				0.24	0.26			5%	Moscow Mint

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