150 rubles 1988 USSR/Russia Platinum coin – The Tale of Igor’s
150 rubles proof coin
Platinum 999/1000
quality proof;
weight 15.5 g.
Mintage 12000 pcs
Date of issue: 1988
Description
This commemorative coin pays homage to The Tale of Igor’s Campaign, which was a poem of a failed raid made in the year 1185 by Kniaz Igor Svyatoslavich, Prince of Novgorod-Seversk.
Contains 1/2 oz of .999 fine Platinum.
Individual coins are presented in protective plastic flips.
Obverse: Depicts a scribe at work with cavalry troops in the background. The bottom reads “The Tale of Igor’s Campaign 1185” along the rim “1000 years of ancient literature”.
Reverse: Features the Soviet Union emblem of a hammer and sickle, as well as “CCCP,” an abbreviation for “Soviet Union” in Cyrillic.
Legal tender coin of Russia issued by the Saint-Petersburg Mint.
