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![]() General Secretary Leonid I. Brezhnev 14.10.1964 - 10.11.1982 |
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![]() NP.AR73 1 Kopek | ![]() Back | |||
![]() NP.AR74 2 Kopeks | ![]() Back | |||
![]() NP.AR75 3 Kopeks | ![]() Back | |||
![]() NP.AR76 5 Kopeks | ![]() Back | |||
![]() NP.AR77 10 Kopeks | ![]() Back | |||
![]() NP.AR78 20 Kopeks | ![]() Back | |||
![]() NP.AR79 1 Ruble | ![]() Back | |||
![]() NP.AR80 3 Rubles | ![]() Back | |||
![]() NP.AR81 5 Rubles | ![]() Back | |||
![]() NP.AR82 10 Rubles | ![]() Back | |||
![]() NP.AR83 25 Rubles | ![]() Back | |||
![]() NP.AR84 50 Rubles | ![]() Back | |||
![]() NP.AR85 100 Rubles | ![]() Back | |||
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![]() 10, 25, 50, 100 Kopeks 1993 | ![]() Reverse | |||
We gratefully acknowledge the late numismatist Walt Jellum
Obverse: (on top left) ШЛИЦБEPГEHE = Spitsbergen, (Polar Bear standing on Svalbard with 78° in center) APΚTИКУГОЛЬ = Arctic Coal (on bottom right). Reverse: (on top) РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ = Soviet Federation, numeral value (10, 25, 50 or 100) in center with PУБЛЕЙ= Ruble under denomination, 1993 (on bottom). The 10, 25 and 50 rubles are of copper-nickle and plain edged where as the 100 rubles is of aluminum-bronze and reeded edged minted in Leningrad. 10 rubles is 19mm, 2.84 g., 25 rubles is 21mm, 3.79 g., 50 rubles is 24mm, 5.11 g. and 100 rubles is 25mm, 4.93 g. The Norwegian government protested the use of these coins because the inscription implied Spitsbergen was under the political control of the Russian Federation. The Russians, not wanting to offend the Norwegians sovereignty, quickly withdrew this second issue of coins. |