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5 Roubles Battle of Kursk
| Issuer | Bank of Russia |
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| Year | 2014 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
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| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
| Reverse lettering | КУРСКАЯ БИТВА * ВЕЛИКАЯ ОТЕЧЕСТВЕННАЯ ВОЙНА 1941-1945 гг. * (Translation: The Battle of Kursk * The Great Patriotic War 1941-1945 *) |
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Issued as part of Russia's long-running commemorative series marking the 70th anniversary of key World War II engagements, this piece honors the July 1943 battle widely regarded as the largest tank engagement in history. The Kursk salient operation — Hitler's Operation Citadel — was launched with foreknowledge on the Soviet side, as British intelligence derived from Enigma intercepts had been passed to Moscow, allowing Zhukov to construct defensive lines in depth before the German armored thrust even began.
The base metal composition was a deliberate cost-control decision by the Bank of Russia for this commemorative run — the series issued dozens of titles across 2014 and 2015.