1 ruble 2019. Leonov A.A. 85 years of birth.

Transnistria. 1 ruble 2019.85 years since the birth of A.A. Leonova.

The coin depicts Alexei Leonov (born May 30, 1934) - the Soviet cosmonaut No. 11, the first man to go into open space. Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (1965, 1975).

Leonov - after undergoing a medical examination at the Central Military Research Aviation Hospital - in 1960 he was enrolled in the first detachment of Soviet cosmonauts. On March 18-19, 1965, together with Pavel Belyaev, he flew into space as a second pilot on the Voskhod-2 spaceship. During this flight, Leonov made the first spacewalk in the history of space exploration lasting 12 minutes 9 seconds. During the release, he showed exceptional courage, especially in an emergency, when the inflated space suit prevented his return to the spacecraft. Leonov managed to enter the lock only by venting excessive pressure from the suit, while he climbed into the hatch of the ship not with his feet, but with his head forward, which was prohibited by the instructions.

Obverse: the image of the State Emblem of the Transnistrian Moldavian Republic is located, under which the face value is indicated - “1 RUBLE”. Along the edge of the coin are inscriptions separated by dots: at the top is the “TRANSNISTRIAN REPUBLICAN BANK”, at the bottom is “2019”.

Reverse: in the center - portrait of astronaut Leonov A.A. in a spacesuit without a helmet, on the left - the inscription "85 YEARS", at the top in a circle - the inscription "A.A. LEONOV".

Release Date: 2019