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20 Roubles A tank attack
| Issuer | Bank of Russia |
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| Year | 1995 |
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| Diameter | 24.2 mm |
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| Reverse description | The central field depicts a dynamic scene of Soviet infantrymen advancing during a tank attack, rendered in detailed relief. To the left of the composition, the years «1941» and «1945» appear stacked in two lines, accompanied by a laurel branch symbolising victory. The Leningrad Mint trademark (ЛМД) and the issue year «1995 г.» are inscribed in the lower field. A bold legend arcs along the upper rim reading «50 ЛЕТ ВЕЛИКОЙ ПОБЕДЫ» (50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GREAT VICTORY), commemorating the half-centenary of the Soviet victory in the Second World War. |
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| Mint | (ЛМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date) |
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Issued as part of Russia's sprawling 50th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War series, this piece commemorates the armored offensives that Soviet doctrine elevated to near-mythological status in postwar military historiography. The T-34, backbone of those campaigns, had been manufactured in quantities exceeding any other tank in history by 1945 — a production feat achieved partly by stripping the design of features Soviet engineers considered non-essential to killing Germans.
The series ran to dozens of types across multiple metals and denominations, making complete sets genuinely difficult to assemble.