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1 Rouble A.S. Pushkin
| Issuer | Bank of Russia |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse lettering | БАНК РОССИИ СПМД ОДИН РУБЛЬ 1999 (Translation: Bank of Russia SPMD One Rouble) |
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| Mintage | 1999 ММД - Moscow Mint - 5,000,000 1999 СПМД - St. Petersburg Mint - 5,000,000 |
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Issued to mark the bicentenary of Pushkin's birth, this coin appeared during one of Russia's worst post-Soviet financial crises — the ruble had collapsed in August 1998, wiping out savings and destabilizing the banking system. The Bank of Russia nonetheless proceeded with the commemorative program, a decision that says something about the political importance of Pushkin as a cultural touchstone in official Russian identity.
Nickel silver was the workhorse alloy of Russian commemoratives in this period precisely because bimetallic and precious-metal budgets were under severe pressure.