CBR - Central Bank of the Russian Federation

10/20/2023 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/20/2023 02:34

Blooming flower on coin

On 20 October 2023, the Bank of Russia issues commemorative coins 'The Scarlet Flower' of the Russian (Soviet) Animation series:

- a 3-ruble silver coin,

- a 25-ruble nickel-plated steel coin, and

- a 25-ruble cupronickel coin with a coloured coating.

The full-length animated film directed by Lev Atamanov is based on Sergey Aksakov's fairy tale with the same name. It is a variation of the story about love between a beauty and a beast. The images of the heroes were created by artist Leonid Shvartsman.

Description of the precious metal coin:

The 3-ruble silver coin (fine metal content 31.1 g, fineness 925/1,000) has a round shape and is 39.0 mm in diameter.

The obverse and the reverse of the coin have a relief rim around the circumference.

The obverse of the coin bears a relief image of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation and the inscriptions: 'РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ' (RUSSIAN FEDERATION), 'БАНК РОССИИ' (BANK OF RUSSIA), the coin denomination: '3 РУБЛЯ' (3 RUBLES) and 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 reverse of the coin (Catalogue No. 5111-0493) features a coloured scene from the animated film 'The Scarlet Flower' and the relief inscription at the top 'АЛЕНЬКИЙ ЦВЕТОЧЕК' (THE SCARLET FLOWER) 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 7.0 thousand pcs.

Description of the base metal coins:

The base metal coins in the denomination of 25 rubles have a round shape and are 27.0 mm in diameter.

The obverse and the reverse of the coins have a relief rim around the circumference.

The edges of the coins are corrugated.

The obverse of the coins features a relief image of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation and a semicircular inscription above it along the rim 'РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ' (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) framed with paired diamonds on both sides; on the right, there is the Moscow Mint trademark, in the middle under the coat of arms, there is a three-line inscription 'БАНК РОССИИ' (BANK OF RUSSIA), the coin denomination: '25 РУБЛЕЙ' (25 RUBLES) and the year of issue: '2023 г.' (2023).

The reverse of:

- the nickel-plated steel coin (Catalogue No. 5715-0002) features a relief image of the scene from the animated film 'The Scarlet Flower' and the relief inscription at the top 'АЛЕНЬКИЙ ЦВЕТОЧЕК' (THE SCARLET FLOWER) on the left around the circumference;


- the cupronickel coins with coloured coating (Catalogue No. 5015-0070) features a relief coloured scene from the animated film 'The Scarlet Flower' and the relief inscription at the top 'АЛЕНЬКИЙ ЦВЕТОЧЕК' (THE SCARLET FLOWER) on the left around the circumference.


The mintage of:

- the nickel-plated steel coin - 850.0 thousand pcs;

- the cupronickel coin with a coloured coating - 150.0 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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