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Russia issues coins to commemorate reunification with Crimea

SkyManSkyMan Posts: 9,493 ✭✭✭✭✭
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FWIW, I believe these to be medals, but I'm copying the media phraseology.

Russia will issue 25 souvenir collection palm-sized silver coins featuring President Putin's portrait and a map of Crimea to commemorate the reunification with the peninsula.

The coins will be issued by a foundry in Zlatoust, in the Urals, and the collection will be called "Gatherer of Russian Lands – Crimea 2014".
Each palm-sized coin weighs one kilo and has Putin’s bas-relief on the head side, while a map of Crimea is on the tail side.

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    coinkatcoinkat Posts: 22,791 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That is unfortunate...

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    WillieBoyd2WillieBoyd2 Posts: 5,037 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The description of the items which were shown on American television this morning indicate
    that the items are medals.

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    Kurt4Kurt4 Posts: 492 ✭✭
    Sad. Nice collection name, "Gatherer of Russian Lands – Crimea 2014". Hopefully there will be no more additions to this set.
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    ProofArtworkonCircsProofArtworkonCircs Posts: 4,223 ✭
    Sounds like an urban legend - a coin without a denomination.
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    lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,212 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>The description of the items which were shown on American television this morning indicate
    that the items are medals.

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    << <i>Sounds like an urban legend - a coin without a denomination. >>

    Indeed. Sounds more like medals. Wouldn't be the first time the mainstream media has gotten the nomenclature wrong and missed the distinction there.

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    Steve27Steve27 Posts: 13,274 ✭✭✭


    << <i>That is unfortunate... >>



    No, the correct statement is: That is a Crime
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    WillieBoyd2WillieBoyd2 Posts: 5,037 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wouldn't be the first time for this kind of medal.

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    SaorAlbaSaorAlba Posts: 7,480 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Wouldn't be the first time for this kind of medal.

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    There were several porcelain medals made by Meissen that commemorated the capture of Sevastopol after a several month siege, and the capture of all of Crimea - by the Nazis. Occasionally I see them on eBay and more reputable auction firms.
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