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1 Rouble
| Issuer | Diomede Islands |
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| Year | 2015 |
| Type | Fantasy coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears a portrait effigy of Mikhail Spiridonovich Gvozdev (1700–after 1759), Russian military geodesist and navigator who led the first Russian expedition to sight the Alaskan shore in 1732. The denomination '1 рубль' (1 Rouble) appears in the lower central field. The Cyrillic legend 'Острова Диомида' (Diomede Islands) is inscribed along the upper arc, with 'Михаил Гвоздев' (Mikhail Gvozdev) placed beneath, identifying the portrayed figure. |
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| Obverse lettering | Острова Диомида Михаил Гвоздев 1 рубль |
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The Diomede Islands sit in the Bering Strait, split between the United States and Russia by an international boundary that also serves as the International Date Line — making Big Diomede (Russian) and Little Diomede (American) literally a day apart despite being less than four kilometers from each other. Neither island has ever issued currency under any recognized monetary authority. These "roubles" are privately produced fantasy pieces with no official issuing body, no government authorization, and no place in any legitimate numismatic series.