Defence of Sevastopol
The Feat of the Soviet Warriors who fought in the Crimean Peninsula during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945
Denomination
5 rubles
Quality
UNC
Material
Nickel plated steel
Total weight, g
6.00
Diameter, mm
25.00
Thickness, mm
1.80
Mintage, pcs
2,000,000
Obverse
in the centre – the indication of denomination of the coin in two lines: "5 РУБЛЕЙ" (5 RUBLES), lower – the inscription: "БАНК РОССИИ" (BANK OF RUSSIA), under it – the issue year: "2015", to the left and to the right – a stylized twig of a plant, to the right at the rim – the mint trade mark.
Reverse
in the centre of the disc – the Monument "Seaman and Soldier" in Sevastopol, along the rim – inscriptions, divided by two asterisks, above: "ОБОРОНА СЕВАСТОПОЛЯ" (DEFENCE OF SEVASTOPOL), below: "ВЕЛИКАЯ ОТЕЧЕСТВЕННАЯ ВОЙНА 1941-1945 гг." (GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR OF 1941-1945).
Authors
The artist: A.A. Brynza.
The sculptor: A.V. Molokostova.
Mint: Moscow Mint (ММД).
The edge: 12 sections by 5 corrugations each.
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