Russia, Federation 25 Rubles 2019

History

25 Rubles 2019, Russia, Federation, Weapons Designers of the of Great Patriotic War Victory (1941-1945), Georgy Shpagin - Submachine Gun PPSh-41

Obverse. Photo © Bank of Russia

Description

The Eastern Front of World War II was a theatre of conflict between the European Axis powers and co-belligerent Finland against the Soviet Union, Poland and other Allies, which encompassed Northern, Southern and Central and Eastern Europe from 22 June 1941 to 9 May 1945. It has been known as the Great Patriotic War in the former Soviet Union and in modern Russia.

The battles on the Eastern Front constituted the largest military confrontation in history. They were characterized by unprecedented ferocity, wholesale destruction, mass deportations, and immense loss of life due to combat, starvation, exposure, disease, and massacres. Of the estimated 70 million deaths attributed to World War II, over 30 million, many of them civilian, occurred on the Eastern Front. The Eastern Front was decisive in determining the outcome of the European portion of World War II, eventually serving as the main reason for the defeat of Nazi Germany. It resulted in the destruction of the Third Reich, the partition of Germany for nearly half a century and the rise of the Soviet Union as a military and industrial superpower.

Date of issue: 2 December 2019

Obverse	Animal (fish, bird, mammal etc.) Eagle Coat of arms Russian Federation Rider Horseman In the centre the relief image of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation, above the semicircular inscription along the rim THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION framed on both sides by ornamental elements of doubled rhombuses, in the lower part of the disc, at the edge the horizontal inscription BANK OF RUSSIA, 25 RUBLES and the date 2019 under it, over it to the right the mint trade mark. The two main elements of Russian state symbols (the two-headed eagle and the mounted figure slaying the dragon) predate Peter the Great. Today, however, the official description does not refer to the rider on the central shield as representing Saint George, mainly in order to maintain the secular character of the modern Russian state. The imperial crowns on each head stand for the unity and sovereignty of Russia, both as a whole and in its constituent republics and regions. The orb and scepter grasped in the eagle's talons are traditional heraldic symbols of sovereign power and authority. They have been retained in the modern Russian arms despite the fact that the Russian Federation is not a monarchy. Designer: E. V. Kramskaya Sculptor: A. A. Dolgopolova РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ ММД БАНК РОССИИ 25 РУБЛЕЙ 2019 г.
Reverse	Military Submachine gun Depicts a relief image of the Shpagin submachine gun and the inscription PPSh-41 on the left; along the rim there are the inscriptions WEAPONS OF THE GREAT VICTORY at the top and G.S. SHPAGIN at the bottom. Georgy Semyonovich Shpagin (1897–1952) was a Russian weapons designer. He is best known as the creator of the famous PPSh-41 submachine gun, as well as working with Vasily Degtyaryov on the DShK heavy machine gun. After a decade and a half of unsuccessful attempts, in 1938 his workshop released the DShK heavy machine gun. It is still in widespread use as an anti-personnel gun, an anti-aircraft gun, and a light anti-tank weapon. About 8,000 of them were made during the Second World War. In 1940, he came up with his most accredited design, the PPSh-41 sub-machine gun, which was the staple automatic weapon of the Red Army during the Second World War. It was cheap to produce and easy to maintain. Common nickname is "papasha" (Russian: папаша), meaning "daddy". Designer: O. G. Shepel ОРУЖИЕ ВЕЛИКОЙ ПОБЕДЫ ППШ-41 Г.С. ШПАГИН
Edge	Reeded (milled) 180 corrugations