Obverse. Photo © Bank of Russia
  • 5 Rubles 2016, Y# 1714, Russia, Federation, Liberation of Europe by Soviet Union, Minsk, Belarus
  • 5 Rubles 2016, Y# 1714, Russia, Federation, Liberation of Europe by Soviet Union, Minsk, Belarus
Description

The series is dedicated to the European capitals (Belgrade, Berlin, Bratislava, Budapest, Bucharest, Warsaw, Vienna, Kyiv, Chisinau, Minsk, Prague, Riga, Tallinn and Vilnius) liberated by Soviet troops during WWII.

On July 3, 1944, the Soviet troops during the Minsk Offensive liberated the capital of Belarus from the German forces.

Issue date: 01.08.2016

Obverse

Denomination 5 RUBLES in two lines, lower the inscription BANK OF RUSSIA and the issue year, to the left and to the right a stylized twig of a plant, to the right at the rim the Moscow Mint's trademark (MMD).

Artist: E. V. Kramskaya

5 ММД
РУБЛЕЙ
БАНК РОССИИ
2016

Reverse

Depicts a part of the memorial "The Mound of Glory", on the background of contour images of Minsk’s architectural buildings, below the date of the city's liberation: "JULY 3, 1944", above along the rim the city's name: MINSK.

Artist: A. A. Brynza
Sculptor: A. N. Bessonov

★ МИНСК ★
3 ИЮЛЯ 1944 г.

Edge

12 sections by 5 corrugations

Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Non-circulating)
Material Nickel Plated Steel
Weight 6 g
Diameter 25 mm
Thickness 1.8 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mint
Moscow Mint (MMD)

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