Russia, Soviet Union (USSR) 1 Ruble 1978

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1 Ruble 1978, Y# 153, Russia, Soviet Union (USSR), Moscow 1980 Summer Olympics, Moscow Kremlin

1 Ruble 1978, Y# 153, Russia, Soviet Union (USSR), Moscow 1980 Summer Olympics, Moscow Kremlin, Clock on tower shows Roman numeral 6 (VI) instead of 4 (IV)

Obverse. Photo © RARITETUS.ru

Description

The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russia. The Moscow Olympics were the first Olympic games to be held in a socialist country.

Led by the United States at the insistence of U.S. President Jimmy Carter, 65 countries boycotted the games because of the Soviet war in Afghanistan, though some athletes from some of the boycotting countries participated in the games, under the Olympic Flag. This prompted the Soviet-led boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics.

An Act of the Soviet government authorized the Ministry of Finance and the State Bank of the USSR to issue a 28-coin collection of five and ten roubles in proof and uncirculated qualities. There was also six proof and six uncirculated gold 100 roubles, five proof and five uncirculated platinum 150 roubles, and six proof and six uncirculated 1 rouble coins.

Artists: S. M. Ivanov (obverse), V. A. Ermakov (reverse).

Obverse	Coat of arms Soviet Union Geography & astronomy Globe Symbol, amulet, talisman Hammer and sickle The State Emblem of the Soviet Union (fourth version, 1956–1991), USSR and value (1 Ruble) is below. The State Emblem of the Soviet Union is composed of a sickle and a hammer on a globe depicted in the rays of the sun and framed by ears of wheat wrapped around a ribbon with 15 turns. At the top of the Emblem is a five-pointed star. СССР 1 РУБЛЬ
Reverse	Construction (building, bridge etc.) Kremlin Sport, Olympics Olympic emblem The Moscow Kremlin (Spasskaya Tower in the center, Vodovzvodnaya and Borovitskaya Towers on the left, Troitskaya and Nikolskaya Towers from the right) with the Moscow Olympic emblem and the legend, in Cyrillic script, meaning: “The XXII Olympiad • Moscow • 1980” and the year 1978. The Moscow Kremlin is a fortified complex at the heart of Moscow. It is the best known of the kremlins (Russian citadels) and includes five palaces, four cathedrals, and the enclosing Kremlin Wall with Kremlin towers. The complex serves as the official residence of the President of the Russian Federation. The name Kremlin means "fortress inside a city", and is often also used as a metonym to refer to the government of the Russian Federation. The existing Kremlin walls and towers were built by Italian masters over the years 1485 to 1495. The Spasskaya Tower is the main tower with a through-passage on the eastern wall of the Moscow Kremlin, which overlooks the Red Square. The clock on the Spasskaya Tower appeared between 1491 and 1585. It is usually referred to as the Kremlin chimes and designates official Moscow Time. In 1935, the Soviet government installed a red star instead of a two-headed eagle on top of the Spasskaya Tower. The height of the tower with the star is 71 m. Olympics emblem was created by Vladimir Arsentyev. Above the Olympic rings there is a stylized version of the Spasskaya Tower. ИГРЫ XXII ОЛИМПИАДЫ • МОСКВА • 1980 1978
Edge	Inscribed (lettered) ONE RUBLE • ONE RUBLE ОДИН РУБЛЬ • ОДИН РУБЛЬ •

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Moscow 1980 Summer Olympics
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Y# 153

Characteristics

Type	Commemorative Issue (Circulating)
Material	Copper Nickel Zinc
Weight	12.8 g
Diameter	31 mm
Thickness	2.3 mm
Shape	round
Alignment	Medal
Alt #	Y# 153.1, Y# 153.2
Mint	Leningrad Mint (LMD)