Obverse. Photo © Bank of Russia
  • 5 Rubles 2014, Y# 1556, Russia, Federation, 70th Anniversary of Great Patriotic War Victory (1941-1945), Battle of the Caucasus
  • 5 Rubles 2014, Y# 1556, Russia, Federation, 70th Anniversary of Great Patriotic War Victory (1941-1945), Battle of the Caucasus
Description

The Battle of the Caucasus is a name given to a series of Axis and Soviet operations in the Caucasus area on the Eastern Front of World War II.

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 Monument to the Defenders of Elkhotovo Gates, surrounded by the inscriptions BATTLE OF CAUCASUS above and GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR 1941-1945 below.

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

★ БИТВА ЗА КАВКАЗ ★
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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