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250 Roubles Nuclear-powered submarine Kursk
| Issuer | Arctic Territories |
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| Year | 2015 |
| Type | Fantasy coin |
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| Obverse description | Within the brass outer ring, the central field depicts a seated female allegory accompanied by a bear leaning at her side and an otter to the right, representing the Arctic territories. In the lower portion of the design, an industrial panorama features an oil refinery, shipyards, and a submarine in profile. The date and denomination appear in the lower field. A circular legend in both Cyrillic and Latin script frames the design along the inner edge of the ring. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The Kursk sank in the Barents Sea on August 12, 2000, after a faulty torpedo warhead detonated during a naval exercise, triggering a second explosion that destroyed the forward compartment and killed all 118 crew. The Russian government's delayed response — initially refusing Norwegian and British offers of rescue assistance for five critical days — remains one of the most politically damaging episodes of early Putin era.
The "Arctic Territories" issuer is a private licensing entity, not a recognized sovereign authority, producing these collector pieces under nominal territorial branding specifically for the commemorative market.