Summary
Copper-Nickel 1 Rouble coin manufactured in 1981 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the first manned space flight on 12 April 1961.
Soviet Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was the first person to travel into space on the Vostok I. The flight lasted less than two hours.
Obverse Description
National arms, CCCP [SSSR] divided, below 1 / [ROUBLE]
Reverse Description
Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin flanked by rockets, above 1961 / hammer and sickle/ 1981. Around, Cyrillic script [20 YEARS FROM FIRST MANNED SPACE FLIGHT / YURI ALEKSEYEVICH GAGARIN]
Edge Description
Cyrillic script [ONE ROUBLE]
More Information
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Collecting Areas
Numismatics & Philately, Science & Measurement, Transport, Engineering
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Acquisition Information
Purchase
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Date Issued
1981 AD
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Issued By
Russia, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, 1981
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Person Depicted
Colonel Yuri Gagarin, Russia, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, 1961
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Denomination
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Material
Copper Nickel
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
31 mm (Outside Diameter)
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Shape
Round
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References
Y#188.1
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