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5 Roubles Battle of Vyazma
| Issuer | Bank of Russia |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Value | 5 Roubles |
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| Obverse description | At center, the denomination '5 РУБЛЕЙ' is rendered in two lines within the field, with the issuing authority inscription 'БАНК РОССИИ' (Bank of Russia) positioned below. The date '2012' appears beneath the issuing authority legend. Flanking the central inscriptions to the left and right are stylized plant sprigs serving as decorative elements. The mint mark of the Moscow Mint (ММД) is situated at the inner right rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | 5 РУБЛЕЙ БАНК РОССИИ 2012 ММД (Translation: 5 Roubles / Bank of Russia / 2012 / Moscow Mint) |
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Part of the Bank of Russia's extensive "200th Anniversary of the Patriotic War of 1812" series issued across 2012, this piece commemorates the engagement fought on 22 October 1812 during Napoleon's catastrophic retreat from Moscow. At Vyazma, Russian forces under Miloradovich and Platov struck the French rear guard, inflicting roughly 6,000 casualties and capturing the town — one of the first significant Russian offensive successes of the campaign. The French IV Corps under Eugène de Beauharnais bore the worst of it.
The nickel-plated steel composition was chosen for the entire base-metal run of the series, distinguishing these circulation commemoratives from the accompanying silver and gold collector issues struck to the same themes.