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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ddddd, post: 4858171, member: 22377&quot;]Coin #9 in the series - BURAN</p><p><br /></p><p>Date of release: 01.28.2015</p><p>Quality: Proof</p><p>Mintage: 3,000</p><p>Notes: This is the second year where the color of the tantalum was changed (via an anodizing process). The inner disc is made of tantalum while the outer ring is silver. The coin was released a month into the next year. The mintage was lower than the prior issue and tied for the lowest among the entire series.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: No major changes compared to the 2006 coin</p><p>Reverse: The Buran spacecraft launched on the Soviet Union&#039;s super-heavy lift vehicle, Energia.</p><p><br /></p><p>Quick Fact: Buran was the first spaceplane to be produced as part of the Soviet Buran program and it completed one uncrewed spaceflight in 1988.</p><p>~~~</p><p><br /></p><p>My example is pictured below. It has the reverse facing forward.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1173024[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1173025[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>More info on Buran:</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buran_(spacecraft)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buran_(spacecraft)" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buran_(spacecraft)</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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