Token - Renaming Leningrad to St. Petersburg Petrograd

€119,813.00
LocationSoviet Union
Year1991
TypeUnclassified/Miscellaneous token
CompositionGold plated copper-nickel
Weight27.0 g
Diameter40.0 mm
Thickness3.1 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgeSmooth
Period
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Obverse descriptionThe coat of arms of St. Petersburg. Russian cavalry. Nicholas II is ahead.
Obverse lettering6.IX.1991 - ЛЕНИНГРАД ПЕРЕИМЕНОВАН В С. ПЕТЕРБУРГ 1914 - UMBENENNUNG: PETROGRAD
(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 ID7115072890
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