Here is the complet album with lots of Lenins + Tzukov, Mendeleiev, Puskin, Tolstoi... Details: https://moneditis.com/2016/04/26/monedas-conmemorativas-cccp-urss-ussr/
wow. very nice. I have a few Russian rubles here. maybe you can tell me what this gold commemorative is? also can you tell me what the back of this battle of Borodino says? I know it was commemorating the defeat of Napoleon. heres a couple pics . View attachment 496698 View attachment 496699
This "gold commemorative" is copy (probably Chinese) of some kind of pattern coin. The rouble is also fake. But the text is something like "the glorious years have passed, but the deeds will stay forever".
Thanks, most appreciated. Glad I didn't pay a lot for these. ... but I still love these patterns non the less...
These Soviet commemorative ruble coins are somewhat easy to find - prices however have been increasing over the past few years. When I first bought them in Russia more than 10 years ago, I bought a similar set for only 1000 rubles which was about 30 - 40 USD. The commemorative ruble is a very expensive coin if genuine - I believe it would be closer to the 2000 dollar mark. At one stage, it was possible to buy the Romanov commemorative silver coin for slightly over melt - I still have that one. The days of buying cheap Russian coins are long gone. Sellers target buyers who believe that they are getting a bargain, only to find out the hard way.
