| Added by |
 Andrei C
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| In personal collections | 1 |
| General Description | 55th Anniversary of the Victory in WWII. The Siege of Leningrad, also known as the Leningrad Blockade was a prolonged military operation by the German Army Group North and the Finnish Defence Forces to capture Leningrad in the Eastern Front theatre. It started on 8 September 1941, when the last land connection to the city was severed. Although the Soviets managed to open a narrow land corridor to the city on 18 January 1943, the total lifting took place on 27 January 1944, 872 days after it began. It was one of the longest and most destructive sieges in history and the most costly in terms of casualties. |
| Obv. Description | Denomination over the date, legend BANK OF RUSSIA, vine sprigs on the right. |
| Rev. Description | Siege of Leningrad truck convoy scene |
| Catalog code | Y# 669 |
| Mintage | 10,000,000 |
| Diameter | 23.00 mm |
| Thickness | 1.80 mm |
| Weight | 5.1000 g |
| Material | Copper-Nickel |
| Orientation | Medal |
| Mint | Russia - Sankt Petersburg (С.П.Б., С.П.,СП МД) |
| Edge Type | plain and reeded in segments |
| Designer | ob: A.V. Baklanov re: S.A. Kornilov |
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UNC $2.00 |
