Soviet medals on coins

[Tal Inbar]

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[EricFG]

Reviving an older but interesting thread.

I just scored these from eBay. I'd been keeping my eye open for some coins from this particular era (1921-23) since they used the RSFSR abbreviation instead of the later USSR.

Here are 10, 15 and 20 Kopek coins. I'm lead to believe that some if not all have some silver content. Possibly about 50%?

Anyhoo....nothing special but for 4 bucks it's a quick fix for the collecting addiction.

[Kirchgoens]

Some of these were made in the UK on contract. You can see which mint by looking on the spine of the 50 kopek pieces (which is the coin denomination I usually find). I'm not sure of the others like yours. Look for a "TP" instead of a "ПЛ" for the Brit versions (or so I've been told).

[EricFG]

Some of these were made in the UK on contract. You can see which mint by looking on the spine of the 50 kopek pieces (which is the coin denomination I usually find). I'm not sure of the others like yours. Look for a "TP" instead of a "ПЛ" for the Brit versions (or so I've been told).

It looks like the 1924 50 Kopek coin is the one minted at the London Mint and designed by Thomas Ross whose initials are on the edge. And not all '24 50 Kopeks were minted in London, some were made by the Leningrad Mint (ПЛ).