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1 Rouble 175th Anniversary of the Battle of Borodino - Monument
| Issuer | Soviet Union |
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| Year | 1987 |
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| Weight | 12.8 g |
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| Obverse lettering | СССР 1 РУБЛЬ 1987 (Translation: USSR 1 Rouble) |
| Reverse description | A frontal view of the Monument to Marshal Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov at Borodino field occupies the central field, rendered in fine relief. The commemorative legend '175 ЛЕТ СО ДНЯ БОРОДИНСКОГО СРАЖЕНИЯ' (175th Anniversary of the Battle of Borodino) arcs around the upper portion of the design, while the historical date '1812' appears in the lower field beneath the monument. |
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The 1812 Battle of Borodino was the bloodiest single day of the Napoleonic Wars, killing or wounding roughly 70,000 men in under twelve hours. Napoleon captured the field but failed to destroy the Russian army — a tactical ambiguity that haunted French strategic aims for the remainder of the campaign. The Soviet state had obvious ideological reasons to commemorate Russian military endurance, and the 175th anniversary in 1987 produced a pair of roubles covering both the battle monument at Borodino field and the commander Kutuzov.
The monument commemorated here was erected in 1839 on the orders of Nicholas I, at the approximate center of the Russian line.