50 Ruble Gold Coin 2005 1000 Years Kazan Proof PR69DCAM

1000th anniversary of the founding of Kazan

What makes this specimen very special is that it is certified by PCGS with the PR69DCAM (Deep Cameo) grade. It is the only edition in the world that has reached this level! In addition, the coin was protected by PCGS through the “NFC anti-counterfeiting technology”.

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Details of the gold coin:

Face value: 50 rubles
Minting quality: Proof
Fineness: 999/1000
Fine weight: 7,78g
Diameter: 22.6mm (±0.15)
Thickness: 1.30mm (±0.15)
Circulation: 1500
Mintage: St. Petersburg Mint (SPMD)
Edge: 134 corrugations
History series: 1000th anniversary of the foundation of Kazan

Front

In the center of the coin the emblem of the Bank of Russia (double-headed eagle with lowered wings, below it the semicircular inscription “BANK OF RUSSIA”), framed by a circle of dots and inscriptions along the circle: above – “Fifty rubles”, below – “2005”, on the left – information about the precious metal and its fineness, on the right – the fineness and the mint mark (SPMD).

Back

In the cartouche on the background of the outline of the city of Kazan – the main building of the university, below is the inscription: “founded in 1804”. On the circle on the background of the matted national ornament is the inscription: “KAZAN STATE UNIVERSITY”.

History

Kazan State University is one of the oldest universities in Russia. Great Russian scientists worked here: N.I. Lobachevsky, N.G. Chebotarev, N.N. Zinin, A.M. Butlerov, V.M. Bekhterev, P.F. Lesgaft, and others.