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The Central bank of the Russian Federation has released four new silver commemorative coins this month. A 25 Ruble coin in the series entitled Architectural Monuments of Russia. As well as three new coins continuing the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation series.

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation series is continued this year under the Air Force theme. Three coins are being released under this theme this year, all denominated as 1 Ruble coins struck from .925 fine silver and measuring 25 mm in diameter. The mintages will be strictly limited to 5000(five thousand) pieces per design. The coins feature a raised and rifled edge.

The first in the series has a reverse deign depicting the Emblem of the Air Force of the Russian Federation at it’s centre, with the inscription “ВОЕННО-ВОЗДУШНЫЕ СИЛЫ” (Air Force)along the top rim.

The second coin has a modern fighter jet as it’s design, along with the inscription of “ВОЕННО-ВОЗДУШНЫЕ СИЛЫ” (Air Force)along the top rim.

The third and last in the Air Force of the Russian Federation coins has the image of the famous airplane the “Il’ya Muromets”. The Il’ya Muromets (Russian: Илья Муромец) was a Russian aircraft created in 1912, based on the Bolshoi Baltiski. She was Russia’s and the world’s first four-engine strategic bomber and was used to form the first dedicated strategic bombing unit. The aircraft was named after Ilya Muromets, a hero from Russian mythology. As with the others this coin too has the inscription of “ВОЕННО-ВОЗДУШНЫЕ СИЛЫ” (Air Force)along the top rim.

All the 1 Ruble coins have a shared obverse design of the Emblem of the Bank of Russia  - the renowned two-headed eagle with wings spread and the semicircular inscription underneath of : “БАНК РОССИИ” (BANK OF RUSSIA).This emblem is flanked at the top by the words “ОДИН РУБЛЬ” (ONE RUBLE), and bu the date “2009″ at the bottom. The date is flanked on both sides by the mint mark of the Moscow Mint along with indicators of the  precious metal content and fineness.

The fourth commemorative coin to be released is from the series honoring Architectural Monuments of Russia and depicts the Manor and State Museum at “Arkhangelskoye”. Arkhangelskoye (Арха́нгельское) is a historical landmark from the 18th-19th centuries located around 20 kilometers from Moscow. The property was nationalized by the Bolsheviks after the revolution in 1917. Today Arkhangelskoye is a state museum and popular tourist destination.

The 25 Ruble coin is struck from .925 fine silver with a raised edge and rifled rim. It shares the same obverse design as the Air Force coins, with exception for the denomination and silver content inscriptions.

The reverse of this rather stunning coin depicts several of the architechtural highlights and monuments that can be found on the Arkhangelskoye estate. The top legend reads”УСАДЬБА “АРХАНГЕЛЬСКОЕ” (The Manor at ARKHANGELSKOYE), with the sunken relief inscription of “XVIII-XIX вв.” (the XVIIIth-XIXth centuries) at the bottom.

These are all issued as legal tender commemorative coins.

For higher resolution images of these coins please visit the World Numismatic News Media Library

All images were provided curtasy of the The Central bank of the Russian Federation