Labour Reserves

Obverse

a relief image of the National Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation, above it along the rim the inscription in a semicircle ‘РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ’ (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) framed with paired diamonds on both sides, under the coat of arms are the chemical symbol and fineness of the metal on the left and fine metal content and the mint mark on the right, at the bottom centre in three lines are the inscription ‘БАНК РОССИИ’ (BANK OF RUSSIA), the coin denomination ‘1 РУБЛЬ’ (1 RUBLE), and the year of issue ‘2024 г.’ (2024).

Reverse

a relief emblem of the sports society ‘Labour Reserves’.

Authors

Designers: E.V. Kramskaya (obverse), O.G. Shepel (reverse).
Sculptors: A.A. Dolgopolova (obverse), computer simulation (reverse).
Mint: Saint Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
Edge: 200 corrugations.

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The All-Union Voluntary Sports Society ‘Labor Reserves’ was established during the Great Patriotic War to promote physical and moral health among Soviet people. The society has trained Olympic champions and outstanding athletes who have set multiple world records and won many gold medals.

Since its foundation, the society has united over 1.5 million athletes, sports fans and spectators, opened 226 physical culture and sports clubs at job locations in 55 Russian regions, and helped engage already over two million people in production gymnastics. Furthermore, the All-Russian Physical Culture and Sports Society ‘Labor Reserves’ participated in introducing the term ‘corporate sports’ in the legislation.

Source: All-Russian Physical Culture and Sports Society ‘Labor Reserves’