1000 Rubel 2011 "The 150-th Anniversary of the Beginning of Great Reforms"

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On February 1, 2011 the Central Bank of the Russian Federation issues a gold proof commemorative coin in denomination of 1000 Rubles “The 150-th Anniversary of the Beginning of Great Reforms. The Manifest of February 19, 1861 about the Abolition of Serfdom” (fine metal content 155.5 g, fineness 999/1000, catalogue number 5220-0009, diameter 50.0 mm, mintage 250 pcs). The coin has the rim, raised on both sides of the coin along the circumference.

The obverse: the relief image of the Emblem of the Bank of Russia - the two-headed eagle with wings down, and the semicircular inscription under it "БАНК РОССИИ" (BANK OF RUSSIA), framed by a circle of beads. The inscriptions along the rim divided by dots indicate the denomination of the coin "ОДНА ТЫСЯЧА РУБЛЕЙ" (ONE THOUSAND RUBLES) and the year of issue "2011", between them - the indication of the metal according to the D.I. Mendeleyev Periodic System of Elements, the purity, the trade mark of the Moscow Mint and the fine precious metal content.

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The reverse side of the coin depicts the stylized relief image of a peasant man ploughing up a field, a goose feather over a sheet of paper and a signature facsimile of the Emperor Alexander the II. The inscription: at the top along the circumference – “МАНИФЕСТ ОБ ОТМЕНЕ КРЕПОСТНОГО ПРАВА” (THE MANIFEST ABOUT THE ABOLITION OF SERFDOM), at the bottom – the date “1861” and the image of irons.

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The edge of the coin is corrugated.

The coins are legal tender of the Russian Federation. They are obligatory for acceptance for all kinds of payments without any restrictions at their face value.