CBR - Central Bank of the Russian Federation
CBR - Central Bank of the Russian Federation
08/22/2023 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/22/2023 18:02
Protect Our World: new coins
On 22 August 2023, the Bank of Russia issues commemorative coins 'Red Squirrel' of the Protect Our World series:
- a 3-ruble silver coin;
- a 25-ruble silver coin;
- a 100-ruble silver coin;
- a 50-ruble gold coin;
- a 100-ruble gold coin;
- a 10,000-ruble gold coin.
The 3-ruble (fine precious metal content 31.1 g, fineness 925/1,000), 25-ruble (fine precious metal content 155.5 g, fineness 925/1,000), and 100-ruble (fine precious metal content 1,000.0 g, fineness 925/1,000) silver coins have a round shape and are 39.00 mm, 60.0 mm and 100.0 mm in diameter, respectively. The 50-ruble (fine precious metal content 7.78 g, fineness 999/1,000), 100-ruble (fine precious metal content 15.55 g, fineness 999/1,000), and 10,000-ruble (fine precious metal content 1,000.0 g, fineness 999/1,000) gold coins have a round shape and are 22.6 mm, 30.0 mm and 100.0 mm in diameter, respectively.
The obverse and the reverse of the coins have a relief rim around the circumference.
The obverse of the coins features a relief image of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation and the inscriptions 'РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ' (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) and 'БАНК РОССИИ' (BANK OF RUSSIA), the denomination of the coins '3 РУБЛЕЙ' (3 RUBLES), '25 РУБЛЕЙ' (25 RUBLES), '50 РУБЛЕЙ' (50 RUBLES), '100 РУБЛЕЙ' (100 RUBLES) or '10000 РУБЛЕЙ' (10,000 RUBLES), the year of issue '2023 г.' (2023), the chemical symbol of the metal according to Mendeleev's Periodic Table of Elements, fineness, the Saint Petersburg Mint trademark, and fine metal content. The obverse of the 10,000-ruble gold coin features the order number of the coin with the symbol '№' (No.) at the bottom of the coin near the figures denoting the fine precious metal content.
The reverse of:
- the 3-ruble silver coin (Catalogue No. 5111-0488) features a relief image of a squirrel sitting on a pine branch and the relief inscription 'СОХРАНИМ НАШ МИР' (PROTECT OUR WORLD) around the upper circumference.
The edge of the coin is corrugated.
The coin is minted in proof quality.
The mintage of the coin is 5.0 thousand pcs;
- the 25-ruble silver coin (Catalogue No. 5115-0162) features a relief image of two squirrels sitting under a pine branch, laser treated for matte finishing, and the relief inscription 'СОХРАНИМ НАШ МИР' (PROTECT OUR WORLD) around the upper circumference.
The edge of the coin is corrugated.
The coin is minted in proof quality.
The mintage of the coin is 1.0 thousand pcs;
- the 100-ruble silver coin (Catalogue No. 5117-0067) features a relief image of two squirrels preparing food for the winter against the background of an image of a forest, laser treated for matte finishing, and the relief inscription 'СОХРАНИМ НАШ МИР' (PROTECT OUR WORLD) around the upper circumference.
The edge of the coin is corrugated.
The coin is minted in proof-like quality.
The mintage of the coin is 0.075 thousand pcs.
The reverse of:
- the 50-ruble gold coin (Catalogue No. 5216-0127) features a relief image of a squirrel and the relief inscription 'СОХРАНИМ НАШ МИР' (PROTECT OUR WORLD) on the left and on the right around the circumference.
The edge of the coin is corrugated.
The coin is minted in proof quality.
The mintage of the coin is 1.0 thousand pcs;
- the 100-ruble gold coin (Catalogue No. 5217-0049) features a relief image of a squirrel standing on the ground and the relief inscription 'СОХРАНИМ НАШ МИР' (PROTECT OUR WORLD) on the left around the circumference.
The edge of the coin is corrugated.
The coin is minted in proof quality.
The mintage of the coin is 1.0 thousand pcs;
- the 10,000-ruble gold coin (Catalogue No. 5221-0034) features a relief image of a squirrel with two young squirrels against the background of an image of a forest, laser treated for matte finishing, and the relief inscription 'СОХРАНИМ НАШ МИР' (PROTECT OUR WORLD) around the upper circumference.
The edge of the coin is corrugated.
The coin is minted in proof-like quality.
The mintage of the coin is 0.05 thousand pcs.
The new coins are legal tender of the Russian Federation and are mandatory for acceptance for all kinds of payments without any restrictions at their face value.
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