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Moscow State University
USSR commemorative coin
Series: XXII Olympic Games in Moscow
Moscow State University
Par : 1 ruble
Release Date: 1979 year
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 ОДИН РУБЛЬ"("one ruble one ruble")of separated by two square dots. |
| Mintage, pcs. | 334500 / 4665500 |
M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University is the largest university in Russia. Founded in 1755, it also claims to be the oldest university in Russia and to have the tallest educational building in the world.
Since 1953, most of the faculties have been situated on Sparrow Hills, in the southwest of Moscow. The Main building was designed by architect Lev Vladimirovich Rudnev. In the post-war era, Stalin ordered seven huge tiered neoclassic towers to be built around the city. The MSU Main building is by far the largest of these. It was the tallest building in the world outside of New York City at the time of its construction, and remained the tallest building in Europe until 1990. The central tower is 240 m tall, 36 stories high, and flanked by four huge wings of student and faculty accommodations. It is said to contain a total of 33 kilometers of corridors and 5,000 rooms.
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