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3 Roubles The First Artificial Earth Satellite
| Issuer | Bank of Russia |
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| Year | 2007 |
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| Engraver(s) | Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov |
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| Obverse lettering | ТРИ РУБЛЯ БАНК РОССИИ • Ag 925 • 2007 г. • 31,1 ММД • (Translation: Three Roubles Bank of Russia MMD) |
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| Mintage | 2007 ММД - Proof - 10,000 |
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Issued on the 50th anniversary of Sputnik's launch — October 4, 1957 — this coin commemorates the moment Soviet engineers at OKB-1 under Sergei Korolev placed a 83.6 kg polished sphere into low Earth orbit, triggering a genuine panic in Western intelligence circles. The U.S. government had publicly dismissed Soviet launch capability; Sputnik's radio beep, audible on amateur receivers worldwide, made that position untenable overnight.
The Bank of Russia issued several commemorative silver 3-rouble pieces in this format throughout the 2000s, typically in mintages around 10,000 pieces — enough to satisfy collector demand without creating secondary-market depth.