1965 Rouble WWII Victory PL65 认证号49205546, PCGS号429831

Russia Rouble WWII Victory Copper-Nickel-Zinc, 31mm / 9.85 g. The Rouble was first used as a designation of silver weight in the 13th century and is and is the second-oldest currency still in circulation, behind only the pound sterling. The Rouble became a circulating coin in 1704 and was also the first currency in Europe to be decimalized when it was divided into 100 kopecks in 1704. In 1965 Russia minted two 1 Rouble coins;. a standard circulation coin (issued from 1961 to 1991) and this circulating commemorative coin. The mint in Leningrad struck 60 million business strikes of this commemorative coin, 11,250 proof coins and 55,000 proof like coins. This is an example of one of the proof strikes. The obverse features the Arms of the Soviet Union splitting "CCCP" above the value "One Rouble" in Cyrillic, a design very similar to that of the Kopecks coins issued during this period. The reverse depicts and image of the Victory Monument: in Treptow Park, Berlin with lettering, "Victory over fascist Germany XX years." The coin also features edge lettering, " One Rouble ⋆ 9th May 1965."