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20 Kopecks 15 orbits
| Issuer | Soviet Union |
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| Year | 1957 |
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| Thickness | 1.4 mm |
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| Obverse description | The State Coat of Arms of the Soviet Union depicted in high relief at center, featuring the hammer and sickle superimposed on a globe, flanked by symmetrical wheat sheaves bound by ribbons forming 15 turns — representing the 15 Soviet republics — with seven ribbon crossings on each side and one at the base. The rising sun with rays appears above the globe, and the inscription СССР (USSR) arcs along the lower portion of the design within the wreath. |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
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The "15 orbits" on this coin refers to the fifteen republics of the USSR — a design revision introduced in 1957 when the wreath binding was updated to reflect the official republic count. The change coincided with the new Soviet constitution's symbolic emphasis on the union structure, though the practical trigger was simply that the 1956 design carried sixteen binding knots, an error that had persisted for years before correction.