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3 Roubles The Liberation of Kiev from Fascist Invaders
| Issuer | Bank of Russia |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Reference(s) | Y#340, CBR#5011-0007, Schön#A288 |
| Obverse description | At centre, a view of the dome of the Senate building and the Spasskaya (Saviour's) Tower of the Moscow Kremlin occupies the field. The Moscow Mint monogram (ММД) appears to the right as the mint mark. A beaded inner circle frames the central motif, with the denomination and date legend «ТРИ РУБЛЯ 1993 г.» arching along the upper rim and the issuer's name «БАНК РОССИИ» placed along the lower rim in Cyrillic characters. |
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| Mintage | 1993 ММД - BU; Moscow Mint - 150,000 1993 ММД - Proof-like; Moscow Mint - 350,000 |
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Kiev fell to German forces on September 19, 1941, after a catastrophic encirclement that netted roughly 665,000 Soviet prisoners — one of the largest single captures in military history. The city was liberated on November 6, 1943, the eve of the anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution, a timing Stalin ensured was not accidental. This coin was issued fifty years after that liberation, part of a broader Russian commemorative program marking the major turning points of what Soviet and Russian historiography calls the Great Patriotic War.
The copper-nickel composition places it firmly in the non-precious tier of the 1993 commemorative issues, struck for circulation-adjacent distribution rather than collector proof sets.