Nice coin indeed - not so much because of its "proletarian" theme and motto (workers/proletarians of all countries unite) but because of the side in the upper image. Apart from the year at the bottom, there is only the scene with the metal worker/smith and lots of empty space which makes that scene even more impressive ... Christian
You're right...the side on the top picture is the one I really like, although the other side is pretty cool in its own way. When I bought it I was deciding between this one and another that the dealer had that was a woodie tone. Somehow I like the darkness of this one...its actually fairly close to the picture but the outer edge is more of a blue than it appears and the middle is an orange/gray mix. really cool
I like the coins guys, although I don't have any Russian pieces. I do have a couple of pieces of Russian currency from the 1930's though. Bruce
Its my favorite "Soviet" too I agree the coin is so manly, and the message is clear. wonderful coin I have all years of that type. Having trouble finding my 1927 at the moment.
I don't have that one, but I will. Here's one from my Russian collection that I like. 1965 1 Rouble. 20th Anniversary of WWII Victory. Single year issue.
Beautiful coins folks! Ripley, that 1975 1 ruble is awesome. I'm definately adding one of those to my collection!
Speaking of this design... I won this auction today, for 12 Soviet 50 Kopek coins: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150573464077 I don't want to get excited too soon but you can't beat getting those for about 60% BELOW melt value :hail: Even if the seller screws me and doesn't ship or something, Paypal protection will give me my $$$ right back.
Super good deal. At 90% seller ratings its a bit of a gamble. But, the seller only has 9 sales, so one probally went bad.
It's definitely a gamble, but one I figured worth taking. If Buyer Protection didn't exist, I wouldn't have touched this auction. We'll see what happens...
Nice coins guys. I too enjoy Soviet-era coinage. Here's one of mine that hasn't been posted that includes a famous image/statue: