1 Ruble - 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Modest Musorgsky (1989)
Features
| Denomination | 1 Ruble |
| Catalog Number | Y# 220 |
| Weight (g) | 12.8 |
| Diameter (mm) | 31 |
| Thickness (mm) | 2.3 |
| Shape: | Round |
| Composition: | Copper-Nickel |
| Orientation | Medal orientation ↑↑ |
| Commemorative | |
| Demonetized | |
| Demonetized | 1991-01-01 |
Obverse
Lettering:
СССР
1
РУБЛЬ
1989
Description:
Coat of arms of USSR, denomination and year of issue below.
СССР
1
РУБЛЬ
1989
Description:
Coat of arms of USSR, denomination and year of issue below.
Reverse
Lettering:
1839 1881
М. Мусоргский
Description:
Head of Modest Musorgsky, dates surrounds.
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky was a Russian composer, one of the group known as "The Five". He was an innovator of Russian music in the romantic period. He strove to achieve a uniquely Russian musical identity, often in deliberate defiance of the established conventions of Western music.
1839 1881
М. Мусоргский
Description:
Head of Modest Musorgsky, dates surrounds.
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky was a Russian composer, one of the group known as "The Five". He was an innovator of Russian music in the romantic period. He strove to achieve a uniquely Russian musical identity, often in deliberate defiance of the established conventions of Western music.
Edge
Lettering:
ОДИН РУБЛЬ •
Description:
Plain with denomination in words, repeated two times.
ОДИН РУБЛЬ •
Description:
Plain with denomination in words, repeated two times.
| Year | Mintage | Comment | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 2,700,000 | Common | |
| 1989 | 300,000 | Proof | Common |