Issued as part of Russia's ongoing commemorative program honoring the armed forces branches, this rouble appeared two years after the Russian Space Forces were formally reconstituted as a separate service arm in 2001 — then briefly merged into the Air Force in 2011 before being re-established again in 2015. The series it belongs to was struck in relatively modest quantities and largely absorbed by the collector market without ever approaching circulation.
Issued as part of Russia's ongoing commemorative program honoring the armed forces branches, this rouble appeared two years after the Russian Space Forces were formally reconstituted as a separate service arm in 2001 — then briefly merged into the Air Force in 2011 before being re-established again in 2015. The series it belongs to was struck in relatively modest quantities and largely absorbed by the collector market without ever approaching circulation.