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10 rubles The end of World War II, 2015 SPMD

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Depth 2,1
Weight 8,4
Diameter (mm) 27
Mintage 5000
Material bimetal
Edge of the coin (milling) fluted
Country Russia
Mint SPMD
Release date 2015
Quality UNC

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10 rubles, the Second World War, the series' 70th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. ", 2015 SPMD

The ninth day of May divided the history of the Soviet Union at the time before and after the war. Although a few months later, fighting - but not with Hitler defeated country, and with its allies - Japan. The Soviet Union declared war on the Japanese August 8, 1945, and for 23 days with the help of the Red Army troops managed to expel Mongolian soldiers of the Kwantung Army in Northeast China and North Korea to win the Kuril Islands and southern Sakhalin.

Perhaps inspired by the high-profile military successes, the leader after the Soviet Union would not regret his ally - the United States, but the army ranks greatly thinned out, and people are tired of endless war. She continued in a "cold" variant.

By placing missiles not far from the American continent - on Cuban soil, the Soviet Union at the same time tried to act friendly and even sent to New York gift - sculpture "Swords into Plowshares." Completely in the spirit of Soviet sculptor Yevgeny Vucetic portrayed strong blacksmith who blows aloft hammer makes unnecessary sword plowshare, gun plowman. She posed for the famous sculptor Boris Gurevich athlete.

The name of the Soviet sculpture obliged, paradoxically, the biblical story. The second coming of Christ and the reign of peace on earth, when the nations beat their swords into plowshares, according to the Old Testament.

Today, this sculpture as a symbol of peace and work, decorates the park in front of the United Nations and several of its copies (including - author) are in Russia and Kazakhstan.

The reverse in the center is a picture of the sculpture "Perekuёm swords into plowshares", located in New York, the sculpture behind the left side of the disc coins minted globe on a ring around the circumference of the coin is represented by a laurel wreath. The top of the ring at the edge inscription - "70 years."

Release Date April 28, 2015

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