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Description
The Crimean Offensive (8 April – 12 May 1944), known in German sources as the Battle of the Crimea, was a series of offensives by the Red Army directed at the German-held Crimea. The Red Army's 4th Ukrainian Front engaged the German 17th Army of Army Group A, which consisted of Wehrmacht and Romanian formations. The battles ended with the evacuation of the Crimea by the Germans. German and Romanian forces suffered considerable losses during the evacuation.
Release date: 18.12.2015
Obverse
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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). 5 |
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Reverse
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Fragment of the diorama "Storm of the Mount Sapun on 7th May 1944" in Sevastopol. Along the rim inscriptions, divided by two asterisks, above CRIMEAN OFFENSIVE, below GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR OF 1941-1945. ★ КРЫМСКАЯ СТРАТЕГИЧЕСКАЯ НАСТУПАТЕЛЬНАЯ ОПЕРАЦИЯ ★ |
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12 sections by 5 corrugations each |
5 Rubles
Great Patriotic War 1941-1945, Crimea
Crimean Offensive
Subscribe series
Y# 1635 CBR# 5712-0033
Great Patriotic War 1941-1945, Crimea
Crimean Offensive
Characteristics
| Type | Commemorative Issue (Circulating) |
| Material | Nickel Plated Steel |
| Weight | 6 g |
| Diameter | 25 mm |
| Thickness | 1.8 mm |
| Shape |
round
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| Alignment | Medal |
| Mint |
Moscow Mint (MMD)
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