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5 Chervontsev Carabus tauricus
| Issuer | MasterVision (MV), Russia |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Value | 5 Chervontsev |
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| Obverse lettering | ЖУЖЕЛИЦА КРЫМСКАЯ • Carabus tauricus • |
| Reverse description | The large numeral '5' dominates the central field, flanked on either side by decorative feather or leaf sprigs in relief. The Cyrillic legend КРАСНАЯ КНИГА СССР arcs along the upper periphery. Below the numeral, the denomination ЧЕРВОНЦЕВ is inscribed in a straight line. The mintmark ММД and fineness mark Ag925 appear in the lower central field, with the date 2017 flanked by two five-pointed stars along the bottom rim. |
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MasterVision is one of several Russian private minting operations that produced collector tokens denominated in "chervontsy" — a unit revived from Soviet monetary history, where the chervonets was reintroduced in 1922 as a gold-backed currency during the NEP period to stabilize an economy wrecked by war and revolution. The private chervonets token has no legal tender status; its appeal is purely numismatic and naturalist.
Carabus tauricus is a ground beetle endemic to Crimea and the northern Caucasus — its inclusion in this series likely reflects post-2014 Russian federal interest in Crimean natural heritage following annexation.