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The Song of Igor’s Campaign, 1185

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)

USSR Commemorative Platinum Coin 150 rubles The Song of Igor’s Campaign, 1185 Millennium of ancient Russian Literature
USSR Commemorative Platinum Coin 150 rubles The Song of Igor’s Campaign, 1185 Millennium of ancient Russian Literature

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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