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Minsk
USSR Commemorative Silver Coin
Series: Games of XXII Olympiad. Moscow. 1980
Minsk
Par : 5 rubles
Release Date: 1977
Mint: Leningrad (LMD) (ST. Petersburg)
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| Metal, fineness | Silver 900/1000 |
| Quality | Proof and UNC |
| Content chemically pure metal, g | 15 |
| Total weight, g | 16.67 |
| Thickness, mm | 2.4 |
| Diameter, mm | 33 |
| The edge | 252 corrugations. |
| Mintage, pcs. | 121137 / 250040 |
Minsk is the capital and largest city in Belarus, situated on the Svislach and Niamiha rivers. Minsk is also a headquarters of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). As the national capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is also the administrative centre of Minsk voblast (province) and Minsk raion (district). It has a population of 1,830,000 inhabitants (2008).
The earliest references to Minsk date to the 11th century (1067), when it was a provincial city within the principality of Polotsk. In 1242, Minsk became a part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and it received its town privileges in 1499. From 1569, it was a capital of the Minsk Voivodship in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. It was annexed by Russia in 1793, as a consequence of the Second Partition of Poland. From 1919–1991, Minsk was the capital of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic.
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