Artefacts

Moscow 1980, 100 roubles. U.S.S.R. Olympic velodrome and national's emblem.

Obverse

At the top, the USSR emblem with the hammer and sickle, the Red Star surmounting globe and the sheaves of wheat encircling the emblem with 15 turns of ribbon representing the 15 republics. Caption (cyrillic): "CC-CP ; 100 / Roubles".

Reverse

View of the olympic velodrome and Games' emblem. Caption (cyrillic): "La XXII Olympiade ; Moscou · 1980 ; 1979".

Created

Created: S. M. IVANOV Created: Leningrad Mint Created: V. A. ERMAKOV Created: Vladimir ARSENTIEV

Materials

gold 900, copper 100

Dimension

ø 30 x 1.8 mm, 180 °, 17.28 g

Literature

GADOURY, Victor, Médailles et Monnaies Olympiques, Monaco : Editions Victor Gadoury, 1996. 555 p. ISBN 2-906602-10-8. Ménard Michèle. Coins of the modern Olympic Games: issued by host countries. Rockcliffe, 1991.

Type of item

Coins -> olympic coins

Reference number

35006

Edge

Milled

Mintmark/Mintage

Leningrad Mint's mintmark / 42213

Keywords

Moscow 1980, Olympic Games USSR (1922-1989)Cycling emblem Sport complexe