5 Roubles Bashkortostan

Part of the long-running Russian Federation commemorative series honoring the constituent republics, this issue marks Bashkortostan, the oil-rich republic straddling the southern Urals whose incorporation into the Russian state dates to a 1557 voluntary annexation — a political origin the republic has historically emphasized over conquest narratives. The series itself was produced by the Moscow and Saint Petersburg mints in modest quantities intended for collector distribution rather than general circulation, which accounts for the near-universal uncirculated survival rate of these brass pieces.