Token - Renaming Leningrad to St. Petersburg Catherine II

€119,812.00
LocationSoviet Union
Year1991
TypeUnclassified/Miscellaneous token
CompositionGold plated copper-nickel
Weight27.0 g
Diameter40.0 mm
Thickness3.1 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
EdgeSmooth
Period
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionPortrait of Empress Catherine the Great.
Obverse lettering6.IX.1991 - ЛЕНИНГРАД ПЕРЕИМЕНОВАН В С. ПЕТЕРБУРГ ZARIN KATHARINA II
(Translation: Leningrad is renamed to St. Petersburg)
Obverse scriptCyrillic
Reverse descriptionCoat of arms of the USSR.
Reverse letteringСССР
(Translation: USSR)
Reverse scriptCyrillic
MintRoyal Dutch Mint (Koninklijke
Nederlandse Munt), Utrecht, Netherlands (1010-date)
Mintage1991  - Proof -
Catalog ID5843522040
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