Obverse. Photo © Bank of Russia
  • 5 Rubles 2014, Y# 1562, Russia, Federation, 70th Anniversary of Great Patriotic War Victory (1941-1945), Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive
  • 5 Rubles 2014, Y# 1562, Russia, Federation, 70th Anniversary of Great Patriotic War Victory (1941-1945), Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive
Description

The Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive was a major Red Army operation to force the German troops from Ukraine and Eastern Poland. Launched in mid-July 1944, the Red Army achieved its set objectives by the end of August.

Date of issue: 09.10.2014

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
2014

Reverse

Depicts a fragment of the Monument of Glory in Lvov, surrounded by the inscriptions LVOV–SANDOMIERZ OFFENSIVE above and GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR 1941-1945 below.

Artist: L. A. Yevdokimova
Sculptor: E. A. Yastrebova

★ ЛЬВОВСКО-САНДОМИРСКАЯ ОПЕРАЦИЯ ★
ВЕЛИКАЯ ОТЕЧЕСТВЕННАЯ ВОЙНА 1941-1945 гг.

Edge

12 sections by 5 corrugations

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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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