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5 Chervontsev Elasmotherium
| Issuer | Moscow Mint (ММД) |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Value | 5 Chervontsev |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic/Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays the large gilt numeral 5 flanked by two gilt decorative sprigs — a laurel branch to the left and an oak branch to the right — all set against a mirror-polished black background. The denomination ЧЕРВОНЦЕВ appears in gilt Cyrillic lettering below the numeral, accompanied by the Moscow Mint mark ММД to the lower left and the trademark symbol ТМ to the lower right. The series legend ИСЧЕЗНУВШИЕ ЖИВОТНЫЕ (Extinct Animals) curves along the upper border in raised Cyrillic lettering. The date 2024 is inscribed at the bottom of the field, flanked by two five-pointed stars. |
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The Elasmotherium sibiricum — sometimes called the Siberian unicorn — survived far longer than early estimates suggested; 2016 genetic dating pushed its extinction to roughly 39,000 years ago, meaning it overlapped with anatomically modern humans in Central Asia. Whether it was hunted out or succumbed to climate-driven vegetation shifts remains unresolved. The Moscow Mint has issued a number of paleofauna pieces in this bimetallic nickel-silver format as part of its ongoing wildlife and natural history program, though the Elasmotherium is an unusual choice — more cryptozoological celebrity than standard natural history subject.