New coins in Russian Sports series
The Bank of Russia has decided to issue silver commemorative coins dedicated to the country’s football clubs, in particular to Zenit (Saint Petersburg) and Lokomotiv (Moscow) in 2025 and to CSKA (Moscow) and Spartak (Moscow) in 2026.
The first coins with sports societies’ emblems in the Russian Sports series were issued in 2023. The Bank of Russia created this series to issue coins dedicated to important events and outstanding athletes, as well as to popular sports and domestic sports societies.
The Bank of Russia considers proposals to issue commemorative coins in the Russian Sports series taking into account the opinion and recommendations of the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation. There are additional criteria that a sports society should meet for a commemorative coin to be dedicated to it. Specifically, it should be established at least 100 years ago, represent popular sports, deliver strong performance, and take part in major Russian competitions.