LOT #20027. " Olympic torch in Moscow " USSR 1980 UNC
Description:
Denomination: 1 ruble
Year on coin: 1980
The coin was made with the indication of years: 01/01/1980
Metal: copper, nickel.
Diameter: 31 mm
Edge thickness: 2.3 mm
Weight - 12.8 grams
Circulation: total - 4 490 500 copies.
Edge type: two impressed inscriptions "ONE RUBLE", between them two dents.
Mutual position of the obverse and reverse: medal (0 °)
Signs on the coin: no
Mint: The Leningrad Mint.
Additional information: 01/01/1980
Obverse: The top coat of arms of the USSR with 15 coils of tape, to the left of it the letters "SS", on the right "SR", below the double line, under it the denomination of the coin is "1" and below the word "RUBLE".
Reverse: In the center is the image of a hand clutching an Olympic torch, against the background of symbolic drawings of the sports arena and panorama of the city of Moscow with its historical monuments and modern architectural structures. To the left is the emblem of the 1980 Olympic Games, at the bottom right of the date "1980", indicating the year of coinage. On the circumference there is the inscription "GAMES XXII OLYMPIADS - MOSCOW - 1980".
