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

Obverse

in the centre there is a relief image of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation and over it a semicircular inscription along the rim: "РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ" (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) framed by doubled rhombuses on both sides, under the emblem, in three lines, there is an inscription: "БАНК РОССИИ" (BANK OF RUSSIA), the coin’s par value "25 РУБЛЕЙ" (25 RUBLES), and the year of issue "2019 г." (2019), and on the right there is a mint trade mark.

Reverse

a relief image of the Broken Ring Monument with a semicircular 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), computer simulation (reverse).
Mint: Moscow Mint (ММД).
The edge: 180 corrugations.

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

Catalogue number: 5015-0028

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.