Commemorative silver coins
Modern coinage is following the ancient tradition in coinage. Coins of the Bank of Russia are still manufacturing at Moscow Mint and St. Petersburg Mint. Their features are the high quality of coinage and perfect decorative design. The silver coins producible there are in popular demand throughout the Russia as well as abroad.
Taking a part in collection the global forces for the environmental protection Russian signifies it issuing the set ‘Save Our World’.
The ‘Sable’ was mint at 1995. It commemorative silver coin presents on the reverse the sable sitting on the twig. Silver 925 hallmark, weight 33.93 grams, diameter 38.61 mm. Nominal 3 rubles. Market price is 200 rubles.
The set was supplemented at 2008 by the ‘Beaver’. Silver 925 hallmark, weight 1083.74 grams, diameter 100 mm, and nominal 100 rubles. Reverse presents four beaver animal and the title of the coin’s set. It was issued by limited edition of 500 pieces. Nominal 25 rubles shows one beaver on the fallen tree; hallmark 925, weight 169 grams, enlarged edition of 1500 coins.
The set ‘Red Book’ presents the silver coins with 2 rubles nominal; it was issued at 2008 with the image of three animals need to be protected. They are: the royal fish, the emperor dragonfly and the black-capped marmot. Silver 925 hallmark, weight 17 grams; edition: 12500 coins of each animal.
Commercial Banks distribute the commemorative and investment coins of the Bank of Russia. The majority of discharged coins distributes by Saving Bank of Russia. Production of the SBR is in growing popular demand on the international market. At the time period lasting from January 2008 till April 2008 SBR sold 450000 coins in Russia. Customers buy them for presents, for investigation and collecting.
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