50 Ruble Gold Coin 2016 Historical Society Proof PR70DCAM

150. Anniversary of the founding of the Russian Historical Society

What makes this specimen very special is that it is certified by PCGS with the PR70DCAM (Deep Cameo) grade. There are currently only two issues in the world that have reached this level! Since the highest level is 70, there will also never be a better rated edition on PCGS. In addition, the coin was protected by PCGS through the “NFC anti-counterfeiting technology”.

Certificate Exam.

Details of the gold coin:

Face value: 50 rubles
Embossing Quality: Proof
Fineness: 999/1000
Fine weight: 7,78g
Diameter: 22.6mm (±0.15)
Thickness: 1.60mm (±0.15)
Mintage: 1000
Mintage: St. Petersburg Mint (SPMD)
Edge: 134 corrugations

Front

In the mirror field of the coin – relief representation of the coat of arms of the Russian Federation; above it along the edge – semicircular inscription: “RUSSIAN FEDERATION”, framed on both sides by double diamonds; under the coat of arms: on the left – data on the precious metal and its purity, on the right – fine metal content and the mint mark (SPMD); at the bottom in the center in three lines – the inscription: “BANK OF RUSSIA”; face value of the coin: “50 RUBLES”; year of issue: “2016”.

Back

On the mirror field of the coin – relief image of the sculpture by M. Antokolsky “Nestor – the Chronicler”, on the edge of the inscription: “THE RUSSIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOUNDED IN 1866”.

History

The Russian Historical Society was founded in 1866 on the initiative of prominent national historians, military leaders and statesmen. The Articles of Association of the Company were adopted on May 23, 1866 approved by Emperor Alexander II, who, by approving the Society’s activity, contributed to the development of civic and legal education in Russia. The company was placed under the supervision of the Ministry of Public Education. At November 24, 1873, the Russian Historical Society was renamed the Imperial Russian Historical Society. The emblem of the company was an image of the Moscow monument to the citizen Minin and Prince Pozharsky.

The main activity of the Russian Historical Society was the collection, processing and dissemination of materials on the history of the Fatherland. The members of the Society actively cooperated with the community of scholars as well as with private researchers. The materials selected by the Society were published in the Collected Works of the Imperial Russian Historical Society, of which 148 volumes have been published in the last 50 years. Most of the material is still current. After the 1917 revolution, the Imperial Russian Historical Society was banned.

At the beginning of the 1990s, attempts were made to revive the company. With the establishment of the Russian Historical Society in 2012, the continuity of the traditions of the Imperial Russian Historical Society for the formation of an all-Russian historical culture based on the objective study of national and world history and the preservation of national memory was restored.

The aim of the Russian Historical Society is to develop Russian historical science and to promote historical knowledge.