Riga. 15.10.1944

Obverse

in the center of the disc – indication of the denomination of the coin in two lines: "5 РУБЛЕЙ" (5 RUBLES), lower – the inscription: "БАНК РОССИИ" (BANK OF RUSSIA), under it – the year of issue: "2016", 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 center of the disc – the image of the memorial "Monument to the Soviet Army soldiers – liberators of Latvia and Riga from the Fascist invaders", located on the territory of the Victory Park in Riga, on the background of contour images of Riga’s architectural buildings, lower – the horizontal inscription: "15 ОКТЯБРЯ 1944 г." (OCTOBER 15, 1944), above along the rim – the inscription: "РИГА" (RIGA).

Authors

The artist: A.A. Brynza.
The sculptor: E.I. Novikova.
Mint: Moscow Mint (ММД).
The edge: 12 sections by 5 corrugations each.