USSR commemorative coin
120 th anniversary of Gorkiy, writer
Par : 1 ruble
Release Date: 23.03.1988
Mint: Leningrad Mint (LMD) ( ST. Petersburg)
![]() |
| 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. | 225000/ 3775000 |
Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov (March 28 [O.S. March 16] 1868 – June 18, 1936), better known as Maxim Gorky was a Russian/Soviet author, a founder of the socialist realism literary method and a political activist. From 1906 to 1913 and from 1921 to 1929 he lived abroad, mostly in Capri, Italy; after his return to the Soviet Union he accepted the cultural policies of the time, although he was not permitted to leave the country.
| < Prev | Next > |
|---|