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50 Roubles The City of Kazan
| Issuer | Bank of Russia |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Thickness | 1.30 mm |
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| Reverse description | Within a decorative cartouche set against a stylised outline of the city of Kazan, the main building of Kazan State University is depicted in relief, with the inscription «ОСН. В 1804 г.» (FOUNDED IN 1804) positioned below the building. The surrounding matted field is adorned with a traditional Tatar national ornamental pattern, and the circular legend «КАЗАНСКИЙ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ УНИВЕРСИТЕТ» (THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF KAZAN) runs along the rim. The composition combines architectural and folk-art motifs in a refined proof finish. |
| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
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Issued to mark the millennium of Kazan's founding — a date the Tatarstan government had lobbied Moscow to officially recognize for years — this piece was part of Russia's broader early 2000s effort to use commemorative coinage as a tool for acknowledging the cultural identities of its constituent republics. The millennium celebration in 2005 drew Putin himself and saw over $6 billion in federal investment poured into the city's infrastructure.