Russia, Soviet Union (USSR) 3 Rubles 1987

History

3 Rubles 1987, Y# 207, Russia, Soviet Union (USSR), 70th Anniversary of the October Revolution

Obverse. Photo © RARITETUS.ru

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.

Sculptor: S.M. Ivanov
Artist: T.K. Sejfulin

Obverse	Coat of arms Soviet Union Geography & astronomy Globe Symbol, amulet, talisman Hammer and sickle Depicts the state emblem of the Soviet Union (fourth version, 1956–1991), the country name (USSR), the value and the issue date below. 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. СССР 3 РУБЛЯ 1987
Reverse	Military Rifle, Soldier People (man, woman, child etc.) Worker Depicts a worker, soldier and sailor armed with rifles and bayonets, the inscription "Seventy years of the Great October Socialist Revolution" and the date above. СЕМЬДЕСЯТ ЛЕТ ВЕЛИКОЙ ОКТЯБРЬСКОЙ СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОЙ РЕВОЛЮЦИИ 1917
Edge	Inscribed (lettered) THREE RUBLES ☆ THREE RUBLES ☆ ТРИ РУБЛЯ ☆ ТРИ РУБЛЯ ☆