75th Anniversary of the Full Liberation of Leningrad from the Nazi Blockade

Obverse

the mirror field of the disc bears a relief image of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation, over it along the rim there is the semicircular inscription "РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ" (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) framed on both sides by doubled rhombuses, below under the coat of arms there are indications of the precious metal and its fineness on the left and the fine metal content and the mint trade mark on the right, at the bottom in the centre, in three lines, there is an inscription "БАНК РОССИИ" (BANK OF RUSSIA), the denomination of the coin "3 РУБЛЯ" (3 RUBLES), and the year of issue "2019 г." (2019).

Reverse

the mirror field of the disc depicts a relief image of the central part of the Monument to the Heroic Defenders of Leningrad on the Victory Square with the Saint Isaac’s Cathedral in the background and an image of fireworks dedicated to the end of the siege; below along the rim there is an inscription: ‘75-ЛЕТИЕ ПОЛНОГО ОСВОБОЖДЕНИЯ ЛЕНИНГРАДА ОТ ФАШИСТСКОЙ БЛОКАДЫ’ (75th Anniversary of the Full Liberation of Leningrad from the Nazi Blockade).

Authors

The artists: E.V. Kramskaya (obverse), A.D. Schablykin (reverse).
The sculptors: A.A. Dolgopolova (obverse), A.D. Schablykin (reverse).
Mint: Saint Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
The edge: 300 corrugations.

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Series: 75th Anniversary of the Full Liberation of Leningrad from the Nazi Blockade

Catalogue number: 5111-0398

The Leningrad Blockade during the Great Patriotic War lasted from 8 September 1941 to 27 January 1944. Destroying the city was an important goal of the enemy; however, Nazi forces failed to breach the defences. As a result, Leningrad suffered a nearly 900-day siege with daily aerial and artillery bombardments. The city lacked food, and there was no heating in winter. Due to famine and the cold winter of 1941, hundreds of thousands of Leningraders died. However, the city’s inhabitants continued to work and, among other things, provided the defenders with necessary military supplies.

It was not once that Soviet forces tried to break siege, and, in January 1943, they finally succeeded. In January 1944, during the Leningrad-Novgorod operation, the Nazi armies surrounding the city were defeated and repelled. 27 January 1944 was the day when the siege of Leningrad was completely lifted, which was commemorated with a celebratory salute.

On 1 May 1945, for the heroism and courage of its inhabitants during the blockade, Leningrad received the Hero City title and, on 8 May 1965, the city was awarded the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal.