USSR Commemorative Platinum Coin
Series: Millennium of ancient Russian Literature
The Song of Igor’s Campaign, 1185
Par : 150 rubles
Release Date: 13.09.1988
Mint:Leningrad Mint (LMD) ( ST. Petersburg)
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| Metal, fineness | Platinum 999/1000 |
| Quality | Proof |
| Content chemically pure metal, g | 15.55 |
| Total weight, g | 15.55 |
| Thickness, mm | 1.5 |
| Diameter, mm | 28.6 |
| The edge | 240 corrugations. |
| Mintage, pcs. | 16000 |
The outstanding monument of Ancient Russian literature describes an unfortunate raid of the Prince of Novgorod-Seversky Igor Svyatoslavich against the Polovtsians (1185). The manuscript of the song was discovered in the Saviour’s Transfiguration Monastery (Yaroslavl) by Count A.I. Musin-Pushkin.
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