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30th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War
USSR commemorative coin
30th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War
Par : 1 ruble
Release Date: 15.04.1975 (1988)
Mint: Leningrad (LMD) (ST. Petersburg).
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| Metal, fineness | cooper-nickel |
| Quality | Proof and UNC |
| Total weight, g | 12.8 |
| Thickness, mm | 2.3 |
| Diameter, mm | 31 |
| The edge | The inscription“ОДИН РУБЛЬ 9 МАЯ 1975” ("One ruble 9 May 1975"), divided by two five-pointed stars. |
| Mintage, pcs. | 16000000 |
The Motherland Calls: Mother Motherland, Mother Motherland Is Calling, simply The Motherland, or The Mamayev Monument, is a statue in Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd, Russia commemorating the Battle of Stalingrad. When the memorial was dedicated in 1967 it was the tallest sculpture in the world, measuring 85 metres (279 feet) from the tip of its sword to the top of the plinth. The figure itself measures 52 metres (170 feet), and the sword 33 metres (108 feet). Two hundred steps, symbolizing the 200 days of the Battle of Stalingrad, lead from the bottom of the hill to the monument. The lead sculptor was Yevgeny Vuchetich (a famous Russian sculptor of Serbian descent).