This 1 Ruble 1979 coin features the Obelisk to the Conquerors of Space in Moscow, a monument commemorating the achievements in space exploration. The coin was issued as part of a series for the XXII Summer Olympics in Moscow (1980).
Key Features:
🔹 Condition: BU (Brilliant Uncirculated)
🔹 Diameter: 31 mm
🔹 Material: Melchior (nickel-silver alloy)
🔹 Weight: 12.8 g
🔹 Mintage: 4,665,500
🔹 Mint Year: 1979
🔹 Coin Design:
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Obverse: Depicts the Obelisk to the Conquerors of Space, with space-related imagery including a spacecraft and satellites.
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Reverse: Inscribed XXII Олимпийские Игры Москва 1980 ("XXII Olympic Games Moscow 1980").
This coin honors one of Moscow's iconic landmarks and symbolizes the connection between the Olympics and the achievements of the Soviet Union in space exploration.
