USSR Commemorative Coins
125 th anniversary of the Latvian writer Rainis.
Par : 1 ruble
Release Date: 06.09.1990
Mint: Moscow Mint(MMD)
| Metal, fineness | Copper-nickel |
| Quality | Proof-like / 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") separated by two square dots. |
| Mintage, pcs. | 400000/ 2600000 |
Rainis (September 11 [O.S. August 30] 1865 — d. September 12, 1929) was a Latvian poet, playwright, translator, and politician. Rainis' works include the classic plays Uguns un nakts (Fire and Night, 1905) and Indulis un Ārija (Indulis and Ārija, 1911), and a highly regarded translation of Goethe's Faust. His works had a profound influence on the literary Latvian language, and the ethnic symbolism he employed in his major works has been central to Latvian nationalism.
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