GAGARIN SPACE FLIGH 3 RUSSIAN COINS 2 RUBLES + 10 BI-METALLIC RUBLES 2001 & 2011

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GAGARIN SPACE FLIGH 3 RUSSIAN COINS 2 RUBLES + 10 BI-METALLIC RUBLES 2001 & 2011:
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GAGARIN SPACE FLY SET!
3 RUSSIAN COINS - 2 RUBLES + 10 BI-METALLIC RUBLES 2001
+ 10 RUBLES 2011

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DESCRIPTION OF THE SET:On the 12 April 1961 on board a spacecraft „Vostok“ the space pilot of USSR Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin accomplished the first journey into outer space. The blast-off took place from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 9:07 Moscow time (06:07:00 UTC). The spacecraft completed an orbit of the Earth and landed at 10:55 (07:55 UTC) near the village Smelovsk in Saratov Oblast.
It was the greatest triumph of Soviet science and technology. Our scientists and engineers have been recognized as the best in the world, they became pioneers of space and Yuri Gagarin became the most popular man on the planet Earth.
Yuri Gagarin was born in a simple rustic family, d.Klushino Gzhatsk district of Smolensk region. In 1957 he graduated from the 1st Military Aviation School of Pilots in Chkalov (now Orenburg), served in the North, and in 1960 he was enrolled in the cosmonaut. Start regular classes in the cosmonaut training program. So, April 12, 1961 Gagarin piloted the world\'s first spaceship. During the flight, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union, and on April 12 was declared the Day of Cosmonautics.

1. (First Coin) - 10 RUBLES 2001
Series: \"The 40th Anniversary of the space flight of Yu. A. Gagarin\"Country: Russian Federation (Bank of Russia)
Denomination: 10 Rubles
Quality: Circulated
Date of issue: April 11, 2001
Catalogue number: 5514-0005
Material: Bi-metallic (ring: brass disc: copper-nickel)
Diameter: 27 mm
Weight: 8.40 g
Thickness: 2,10 mm The obverse: in the center - the indication of the face value of the coin \"10 RUBLES.\"). Inside of the figure \"0\" - hidden pictures of the figure \"10\" and of the inscription \"RUBLES\" visible by turns only on changing the angle of vision. In the lower part of the disc - the mint trade mark. In the upper part of the ring -the inscription along the rim: \"BANK OF RUSSIA\", in the lower one - the date \"2001\", to the left and to the right - stylized twigs of plants going over to the disc.

The reverse: in the center — a picture of Yu.A. Gagarin wearing a space suit, under it — the facsimile signature \"GAGARIN\"), in the upper part of the ring — the inscription along the rim: \"APRIL 12, 1961\"The Edge: 300 corrugations and the inscriptions \"TEN RUBLES\" recurring twice and divided by asterisks.
The artist: A.V. Baklanov
The sculptor: A.S. Kunats2. (Second Coin) - 10 RUBLES 2011
Series: \"50 Years of the Man\'s First Space Flight\"Country: Russian Federation (Bank of Russia)
Denomination: 10 Rubles
Quality: Uncirculated
Date of issue: December 1, 2011
Catalogue number: 5714-0010
Material: Brass Plated Steel
Diameter: 22 mm
Weight: 5.63 g
Thickness: 2,20 mm

The obverse: in the center of the disc - the indication of the face value of the coin \"10 РУБЛЕЙ\" (10 RUBLES). Inside of the figure \"0\" - hidden pictures of the figure \"10\" and of the inscription \"РУБ\" (RUB) visible by turns on changing angle of vision. Along the rim - circular inscriptions, on top: \"БАНК РОССИИ\" (BANK OF RUSSIA), on bottom - the date: \"2011\", to the left - the stylized image of a laurel branch, to the right - of the oak one.

The reverse: in the centre of the coin disc against the background of celestial sky - the image of a starting space rocket, to the left - the picture of a planet, the circular inscription: \"50 ЛЕТ ПЕРВОГО ПОЛЕТА ЧЕЛОВЕКА В КОСМОС\" (50 YEARS OF THE MANN\'S FIRST SPACE FLIGHT), located on the wide stripe along the rim.

The artist: A.A. Brynsa.
The sculptor: Computer simulation.
Mint: Saint Petersburg Mint (СПМД).
The edge: 6 sections with 5 corrugations and 6 sections with 7 corrugations alternated with 12 smooth sections.3. (Third Coin) - 2 RUBLES 2001
Series: \"The 40th Anniversary of the space flight of Yu. A. Gagarin\"Country: Russian Federation (Bank of Russia)
Denomination: 2 Rubles
Date of issue: April 11, 2001
Catalogue number: 5010 - 0008
Material: German Silver
Diameter: 23 mm
Weight: 5.10 g
Thickness: 1,80 mm

The obverse: in the center — the indication of the face value of the coin in two lines: «2 РУБЛЯ» (2 RUBLES), lower — the inscription «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA), under it — the year of issue «2001», to the left and to the right — a stylized twig of a plant.

The reverse: a portrait of Yu.A. Gagarin, under it — the facsimile signature «ГАГАРИН» (GAGARIN), to the right — the inscription in two lines «12 АПРЕЛЯ 1961 ГОДА» (APRIL 12, 1961).

The artist: A.V. Baklanov.
The sculptors: A.A. Dolgopolova, A.V. Baklanov
St. Petersburg Mint (СПМД)
The edge: interrupted corrugations.

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