A catchup of the latest wave of proof coins from the Central Bank of the Russian Federation

By |2019-07-11T21:01:38+01:00July 11th, 2019|Categories: Architecture, Coloured, Gold, Silver, Central Bank of Russia, Russia|

A catchup of the latest wave of proof coins from the Central Bank of the Russian Federation Time to play catchup with what's been emanating from the Central Bank of the Russian Federation. Quite prolific, the bank, like many national coin producers, has a very domestic outlook on the subjects chosen, and [...]

Russian Red Data Book wildlife silver coin series adds three new issues

By |2019-05-12T13:07:18+01:00May 12th, 2019|Categories: Nature, Silver, Central Bank of Russia, Russia|

Russian Red Data Book wildlife silver coin series adds three new issues It debuted in 1993 and is still going strong today. You can't say that about many coin series, if any, but the Central Bank of Russia has managed just that feat with its nature-focussed Red Book Data series. It hasn't [...]

Russian Saint George the Victorious silver and gold bullion coins confirmed for 2019

By |2019-01-30T22:34:00+00:00January 30th, 2019|Categories: News Nuggets, Culture, Bullion, Gold, Silver, Central Bank of Russia, Russia|

Russian Saint George the Victorious silver and gold bullion coins confirmed for 2019 One of our favourite classic bullion coins is the Russian Saint George the Victorious (I was born on St Georges Day, so I'm biased...). This one-ounce silver and quarter-ounce gold coin first saw the light of day in 2006 (silver in 2009) [...]

Russia celebrates another of its government departments with a silver coin showcasing Rosreestr

By |2018-09-26T11:26:10+01:00September 26th, 2018|Categories: News Nuggets, Culture, Silver, Central Bank of Russia, Russia|

Russia celebrates another of its government departments with a silver coin showcasing Rosreestr 2018 ROSREESTR Wikipedia states that Rosreestr is the Russian Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography, responsible for the organization of the Unified State Register of Rights on Real Estate and Transactions, as well as the spatial data infrastructure [...]

Russia celebrates 350 years of state shipbuilding with a retro look at its first home-built warship

By |2018-08-29T16:58:43+01:00August 29th, 2018|Categories: News Nuggets, History, Silver, Central Bank of Russia, Russia|

Russia celebrates 350 years of state shipbuilding with a retro look at its first home-built warship 2018 350 YEARS OF RUSSIAN STATE SHIPBUILDING A coin producer that enjoys dipping into its countries rich military history, the Central Bank of Russia has long issued coin commemorating figures and events from Russias difficult past. [...]

Russia’s second Guarding the Homeland coin looks to the Great Patriotic War for inspiration

By |2018-06-13T00:06:39+01:00June 13th, 2018|Categories: News Nuggets, History, Military, Silver, Central Bank of Russia, Russia|

Russia's second Guarding the Homeland coin looks to the Great Patriotic War for inspiration 2018 GUARDING THE HOMELAND II Following an issue in April showing off their modern hardware, Russia has issued the second military history coin in its Guarding the Homeland series and this one depicts a group of WWII Russian [...]

Russia showcases the armed forces tasked with defending its border with a new silver coin

By |2018-04-18T08:59:01+01:00April 16th, 2018|Categories: Military, Silver, Central Bank of Russia, Russia|

Russia showcases the armed forces tasked with defending its border with a new silver coin Russia seems to like its military-themed coins and so do we, so it's good to see another fine effort from the relatively prolific Central Bank of Russia (CBR). Usually the subject is historical (with an epic title...), [...]

Russia showcases its motorised rifle troops on a new sterling silver trio of proof coins

By |2017-12-08T11:25:33+00:00December 8th, 2017|Categories: History, Silver, Central Bank of Russia, Russia|

Russia showcases its motorised rifle troops on a new sterling silver trio of proof coin Russia loves its history and its military, so it comes as no surprise that coins celebrating them are relatively common subjects on national numismatics. First appearing back in 2010, Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is a [...]

Russia celebrates the XIX World Festival of Youth and Students with a coloured silver coin

By |2017-09-14T11:55:58+01:00September 14th, 2017|Categories: Event, Coloured, Quick Look, Silver, Central Bank of Russia, Russia|

Russia celebrates the XIX World Festival of Youth and Students with a coloured silver coin Organised by a UN recognised group called the World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY), the World Festival of Youth and Students is an irregularly held event meant to embrace global youth solidarity for democracy and a rejection [...]

Russia celebrates the bicentenary of noted artist Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky with silver coin

By |2017-07-19T11:39:33+01:00July 19th, 2017|Categories: Art & Literature, People, Quick Look, Silver, Central Bank of Russia, Russia|

Russia celebrates the bicentenary of noted artist Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky with silver coin After the geographer Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky and the poet Balmont, the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) is showcasing the talents of a painter for its Outstanding Personalities of Russia series of proof silver coins. I. K. Aivazovsky was Russian Romantic painter [...]

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