USSR commemorative Gold Coins

Series: Russian Ballet.
Dancing Ballerina (Bolshoy Theatre).

Par : 50 rubles

Release Date: 01.10.1991

Mint: Leningrad Mint (LМD).

Metal, fineness	Gold 999 / 1000
Quality	Proof
Content chemically pure metal, g	7.78
Total weight, g	7.89
Thickness, mm	1.3
Diameter, mm	22.6
The edge	134 corrugations.
Mintage, pcs.	1500

The Bolshoi Theatre was founded in 1776 by Prince Peter Urusov and Michael Maddox. Initially, it held performances in a private home, but in 1780, it acquired the Petrovka Theatre and began producing plays and operas.

The current building was built on Theatre Square in 1824 to replace the Petrovka Theatre, which had been destroyed by fire in 1805. It was designed by architect Andrei Mikhailov, who had built the nearby Maly Theatre in 1824.