Russia, Soviet Union (USSR) 10 Kopecks 1967

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10 Kopecks 1967, Y# 136, Russia, Soviet Union (USSR), 50th Anniversary of the October Revolution

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Description

The October Revolution, officially known in the Soviet literature as the Great October Socialist Revolution, the October Uprising or the Bolshevik Revolution, was a seizure of state power instrumental in the larger Russian Revolution of 1917. It took place with an armed insurrection in Petrograd traditionally dated to 25 October 1917 (by the Julian or Old Style calendar, which corresponds to 7 November 1917 in the Gregorian or New Style calendar). As the revolution was not universally recognized, there followed the struggles of the Russian Civil War (1917–22) and the creation of the Soviet Union in 1922.

Issue date: 1 October 1967
Artist: Yu. A. Lukyanov
Sculptor: I. S. Komshilov

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) in sunburst and spacecraft orbit. Commemorative dates. 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. 1917 1967
Reverse	Art (sculpture, painting etc.) Monument Aviation & astronautics Rocket Geography & astronomy Sun The Monument to the Conquerors of Space and denomination "10 Kopecks", rising sun in the background. The Monument to the Conquerors of Space was erected in Moscow in 1964 to celebrate achievements of the Soviet people in space exploration. It depicts a starting rocket that rises on its contrail. The monument is 110 meters (360.9 feet) tall, has 77° incline, and is made of titanium. The Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics is located inside the base of the monument. 10 копеек
Edge	Reeded (milled)

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Y# 136

Characteristics

Type	Commemorative Issue (Circulating)
Material	Copper Nickel Zinc
Weight	1.6 g
Diameter	17.3 mm
Thickness	1.25 mm
Shape	round
Alignment	Medal
Mint	Leningrad Mint (LMD)