New circulating commemorative:
"XXII Olympic and XI Paralympic Winter Games in 2014 in Sochi"
Sochi Winter Games logo:
SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: CuNi
Diameter: 27.00 mm
Edge: corrugated
Mintage: 10 000 000
LINK: Bank of Russia
LINK: Sochi 2014
Looks like they're using the full tsarist heraldry again.
ReplyDeleteThis coat of arms has adopted in 1993
ReplyDeleteThis is the first coin in new Russia (since 1992) that has normal state Coat of Arms - all previous coins had the emblem of Russian Central Bank on obverse, and this one has the complete Coat of Arms of Russian Federation
ReplyDeleteWhere is it possible to get these coins in Russia?
ReplyDeleteHi! You can buy this coin in the CoinsMoscow.ru internet store , this is the link on this coin http://coinsmoscow.ru/en__product__25-rublej-sochi-2014-spmd-2011-goda-v-blistere/
DeleteI have a friend who has Sochi 2011 coins if you are still interested?! Email at mirlr83@yahoo.com
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