Obverse. Photo © Bank of Russia
  • 5 Rubles 2014, Y# 1555, Russia, Federation, 70th Anniversary of Great Patriotic War Victory (1941-1945), Battle of Stalingrad
  • 5 Rubles 2014, Y# 1555, Russia, Federation, 70th Anniversary of Great Patriotic War Victory (1941-1945), Battle of Stalingrad
Description

The Battle of Stalingrad (23 August 1942 – 2 February 1943) was a major battle of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) in Southern Russia, on the eastern boundary of Europe.

Date of issue: 29.08.2014

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 Memorial to the Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad, surrounded by the inscriptions BATTLE OF STALINGRAD above and GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR 1941-1945 below.

Artist: L. A. Yevdokimova
Sculptor: M. P. Yefimenko

★ СТАЛИНГРАДСКАЯ БИТВА ★
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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