Coins Made of Copper-nickel Alloy
| Year | Denomination | Commemorative subject | Description | Volume | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 10 copecks | 50 years of Soviet power | Monument "To the Conquerors of Space", rising sun in the background (reverse) | 50,000,000 (211,250 of them proof) | |
| 1967 | 15 copecks | 50 years of Soviet power | Worker and Kolkhoz Woman monument, dates: "1917", "1967" (reverse) | 50,000,000 (211,250 proof) | |
| 1967 | 20 copecks | 50 years of Soviet power | Aurora cruiser (reverse) | 50,000,000 (211,250 proof) | |
| 1967 | 50 copecks | 50 years of Soviet power | Vladimir Lenin (averse) | 50,000,000 (211,250 proof) | |
| 1965 | 1 Ruble | 20th anniv. of Soviet people's Victory over fascist Germany in the Great Patriotic War (1941–1945) | "The Soldier Liberator" monument by Yevgeny Vuchetich in Treptower Park (reverse) | 60,000,000 (11,250 proof) | |
| 1967 | 1 Ruble | 50 years of Soviet power | Vladimir Lenin (averse) | 52,500,000 (211,250 proof) | |
| 1970 | 1 Ruble | 100th anniv. of V. I. Lenin's birth | Vladimir Lenin, dates: "1870—1970" (averse) | 100,000,000 (111,250 proof) | |
| 1975 | 1 Ruble | 30th anniv. of Soviet people's Victory over fascist Germany in the Great Patriotic War (1941–1945) | The Motherland Calls sculpture by Yevgeny Vuchetich on Mamayev Kurgan, five-pointed star with hammer and sickle in the center, dates: "1941—1945" (reverse) | 16,000,000 (1,011,250 proof) | |
| 1977 | 1 Ruble | 60th anniv. of the Great October Socialist Revolution | Vladimir Lenin, Aurora, Monument to the Conquerors of Space, Atom symbol (reverse) | 5,000,000 (13,250 proof) | |
| 1977 | 1 Ruble | Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow | Emblem (reverse) | 9,000,000 (335,000 proof) | |
| 1978 | 1 Ruble | Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow | Moscow Kremlin (reverse) | 7,000,000 (509,500 proof) | |
| 1979 | 1 Ruble | Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow | MSU building (reverse) | 5,000,000 (334,500 proof) | |
| 1979 | 1 Ruble | Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow | Monument "To the Conquerors of Space", Sputnik 1, Salyut-Soyuz joint flight (reverse) | 5,000,000 (334,500 proof) | |
| 1980 | 1 Ruble | Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow | Moscow Soviet building, monument to Yury Dolgoruky (reverse) | 5,000,000 (509,500 proof) | |
| 1980 | 1 Ruble | Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow | Olympic Torch in Moscow (reverse) | 5,000,000 (509,500 proof) | |
| 1981 | 1 Ruble | 20th anniv. of the first human flight into space (USSR citizen Yuri Gagarin) | Yuri Gagarin, Salyut station with two Soyuz spacecraft docked, dates: "1961", "1981" (reverse) | 4,000,000 (38,000 proof) | |
| 1981 | 1 Ruble | Friendship for ever (Soviet-Bulgarian friendship) | Flag of the Soviet Union, Flag of Bulgaria, handshake (reverse) | 2,000,000 (16,000 proof) | |
| 1982 | 1 Ruble | 60th anniv. of the formation of the USSR | Vladimir Lenin in sunrays of the rising sun (averse) | 2,000,000 (79,000 proof) | |
| 1983 | 1 Ruble | 165th anniv. of Karl Marx's birth | Karl Marx, dates: "1818", "1883" (averse) | 2,000,000 (79,000 proof) | |
| 1983 | 1 Ruble | 20th anniv. of the first woman's flight into space (USSR citizen Valentina Tereshkova) | Valentina Tereshkova in space suit, stars, date: "16-19.VI.1963" (reverse) | 2,000,000 (55,000 proof) | |
| 1984 | 1 Ruble | 400th anniv. of Ivan Fyodorov's death | Ivan Fyodorov, dates: "1510", "1583" (reverse) | 2,000,000 (35,000 proof) | |
| 1984 | 1 Ruble | 150th anniv. of Dmitry Mendeleyev's birth | Dmitry Mendeleyev, dates: "1834", "1907" (reverse) | 2,000,000 (35,000 proof) | |
| 1984 | 1 Ruble | 125th anniv. of Alexander Popov's birth | Alexander Popov, dates: "1859", "1906" (reverse) | 2,000,000 (35,000 proof) | |
| 1984 | 1 Ruble | 185th anniv. of Aleksandr Pushkin's birth | Aleksandr Pushkin, dates: "1799", "1837" (reverse) | 2,000,000 (35,000 proof) | |
| 1985 | 1 Ruble | 115th anniv. of V. I. Lenin's birth | V. I. Lenin, dates: "1870", "1924" (averse) | 2,000,000 (40,000 proof) | |
| 1985 | 1 Ruble | 40th anniv. of Soviet people's Victory over fascist Germany in the Great Patriotic War (1941–1945) | Order of the Patriotic War in sunrays, dates: "1945—1985" (reverse) | 6,000,000 (40,000 proof) | |
| 1985 | 1 Ruble | 12th World Festival of Youth and Students in Moscow | Emblem (reverse) | 6,000,000 (40,000 proof) | |
| 1985 | 1 Ruble | 165th anniv. if Friedrich Engels's birth | Friedrich Engels, dates: "1820", "1895" (averse) | 2,000,000 (40,000 proof) | |
| 1986 | 1 Ruble | International Year of Peace | Emblem (reverse) | 4,000,000 (45,000 proof) | |
| 1986 | 1 Ruble | 275th anniv. of Mikhail Lomonosov's birth | Mikhail Lomonosov, dates: "1711", "1765" (reverse) | 2,000,000 (35,000 proof) | |
| 1987 | 1 Ruble | 175th anniv. of the Battle of Borodino | monument to Mikhail Kutuzov at Borodino, date: "1812" (reverse) | 4,000,000 (220,000 proof) | |
| 1987 | 1 Ruble | 175th anniv. of the Battle of Borodino | bas relief — fragment of monument to Kutuzov in Moscow (reverse) | 4,000,000 (220,000 proof) | |
| 1987 | 1 Ruble | 130th anniv. of Konstantin Tsiolkovsky's birth | monument to Tsiolkovsky in Moscow, flying rocket, stars, dates: "1857", "1935" (reverse) | 4,000,000 (170,000 proof) | |
| 1987 | 1 Ruble | 70th anniv. of the Great October Socialist Revolution | Aurora cruiser, globe, date: "1917" (reverse) | 4,000,000 (200,000 proof) | |
| 1988 | 1 Ruble | 120th anniv. of Maksim Gorky's birth | Maksim Gorky, flying stormy petrel, dates: "1868—1936" (reverse) | 4,000,000 (225,000 proof) | |
| 1988 | 1 Ruble | 160th anniv. of Leo Tolstoy's birth | Leo Tolstoy, dates: "1828—1910" (reverse) | 4,000,000 (225,000 proof) | |
| 1989 | 1 Ruble | 175th anniv. of Taras Shevchenko's birth | Taras Shevchenko and his signature, dates: "1814", "1861" (reverse) | 3,000,000 (300,000 proof) | |
| 1989 | 1 Ruble | 150th anniv. of Modest Musorgsky's birth | Modest Musorgsky and his signature, dates: "1839", "1881", notes (reverse) | 3,000,000 (300,000 proof) | |
| 1989 | 1 Ruble | 175th anniv. of Mikhail Lermontov's birth | Mikhail Lermontov and his signature, dates: "1814", "1841" (reverse) | 3,000,000 (300,000 proof) | |
| 1989 | 1 Ruble | 100th anniv. of Hamza Hakimzadeh Niyazi's birth | Hamza Hakimzadeh Niyazi, opened book and flower, dates: "1889", "1929" (reverse) | 2,000,000 (200,000 proof) | |
| 1989 | 1 Ruble | 100th anniv. of Mihai Eminescu's death | Mihai Eminescu and his signature, dates: "1850", "1889" (reverse) | 2,000,000 (200,000 proof) | |
| 1990 | 1 Ruble | 130th anniv. of Anton Chekhov's birth | Anton Chekhov and his signature, table lamp and books, dates: "1860", "1904" (reverse) | 3,000,000 (400,000 proof) | |
| 1990 | 1 Ruble | 150th anniv. of Pyotr Chaikovsky's birth | Pyotr Chaikovsky and his signature, notes, dates: "1840", "1893" (reverse) | 3,000,000 (400,000 proof) | |
| 1990 | 1 Ruble | 45th anniv. of Soviet people's Victory over fascist Germany in the Great Patriotic War (1941–1945) | Marshal of the Soviet Union Georgi Zhukov, dates: "1896", "1974" (reverse) | 2,000,000 (400,000 proof) | |
| 1990 | 1 Ruble | 500th anniv. of Francysk Skaryna's birth | Francysk Skaryna, holding a book and a pencil, dates: "1490", "1541" (reverse) | 3,000,000 (400,000 proof) | |
| 1990 | 1 Ruble | 125th anniv. of Jānis Rainis's birth | Jānis Rainis and his signature, dates: "1865", "1929" (reverse) | 3,000,000 (400,000 proof) | |
| 1991 | 1 Ruble | 550th anniv. of Alisher Navoi's birth | Alisher Navoi, dates: "1441", "1501" (reverse) | 2,500,000 (350,000 proof) | |
| 1991 | 1 Ruble | 125th anniv. of Pyotr Lebedev's birth | Pyotr Lebedev, pressure of light formula experimentally confirmed by him, device constructed by him to measure the pressure of light, dates: "1866", "1912" (reverse) | 2,500,000 (350,000 proof) | |
| 1991 | 1 Ruble | 100th anniv. of Sergei Prokofiev's birth | Sergei Prokofiev, dates "1891" and "1953" separated by a clef (reverse) | 2,500,000 (350,000 proof) | |
| 1991 | 1 Ruble | Turkmen poet Makhtumkuli | Makhtumkuli, dates: "1733" and "1798" (reverse) | 2,500,000 (350,000 proof) | |
| 1991 | 1 Ruble | 100th anniv. of Konstantin Ivanov, Chuvash poet | Konstantin Ivanov, dates: "1890", "1915" (reverse) | 2,500,000 (350,000 proof) | |
| 1991 | 1 Ruble | 850th anniv. of Nizami Ganjavi's birth | Nizami Ganjavi holding a quill (reverse) | 2,500,000 (350,000 proof) | |
| 1991 | 1 Ruble | Games of the 25th Olympiad in Barcelona | cycling; a modern cyclist on bicycle and Ancient Greek chariot are depicted (reverse) | 250,000 proof | |
| 1991 | 1 Ruble | Games of the 25th Olympiad in Barcelona | javelin throw; modern and Ancient Greek javelin throwers are depicted (reverse) | 250,000 proof | |
| 1991 | 1 Ruble | Games of the 25th Olympiad in Barcelona | wrestling; modern and Ancient Greek wrestlers are depicted (reverse) | 250,000 proof | |
| 1991 | 1 Ruble | Games of the 25th Olympiad in Barcelona | long jump; triple jump by a modern athlete and long jump by Ancient Greek athlete are depicted (reverse) | 250,000 proof | |
| 1991 | 1 Ruble | Games of the 25th Olympiad in Barcelona | weightlifting; modern athlete lifting a barbell and Ancient Greek athlete lifting stones while standing on one bent leg are depicted (reverse) | 250,000 proof | |
| 1991 | 1 Ruble | Games of the 25th Olympiad in Barcelona | running; a modern runner and two Ancient Greek runners are depicted (reverse) | 250,000 proof | |
| 1987 | 3 Rubles | 70th anniv. of the Great October Socialist Revolution | worker, soldier and sailor with rifles, date: "1917" (reverse) | 2,500,000 (200,000 proof) | |
| 1989 | 3 Rubles | The earthquake in Armenia | five hands, symbolizing the help from five continents, are holding the cauldron with eternal flame; ruines of houses, wing-like mountains of Armenia in the background, date: "7.12.1988" (reverse) | 3,000,000 (300,000 proof) | |
| 1991 | 3 Rubles | 50th anniv. of Victory in the Battle of Moscow | marching Soviet soldiers, anti-tank obstacle, airship in the air, Spasskaya Tower and Kremlin Wall, dates: "1941", "1991" (reverse) | 2,500,000 (350,000 proof) | |
| 1987 | 5 Rubles | 70th anniv. of the Great October Socialist Revolution | Vladimir Lenin, date: 1917 (reverse) | 1,500,000 (200,000 proof) | |
| 1988 | 5 Rubles | Monument to Peter the Great in Leningrad | Bronze Horseman in the Decembrists Square in Leningrad, Peter and Paul Fortress in the background, date: "1782" (reverse) | 2,000,000 (325,000 proof) | |
| 1988 | 5 Rubles | Millennium of Russia monument in Novgorod | the monument, date: "1862" (reverse) | 2,000,000 (325,000 proof) | |
| 1988 | 5 Rubles | Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev | the cathedral (reverse) | 2,000,000 (325,000 proof) | |
| 1989 | 5 Rubles | The Cathedral of Intercession on the Mound | the cathedral, date: "1561" (reverse) | 2,000,000 (300,000 proof) | |
| 1989 | 5 Rubles | Registan Ensemble in Samarkand | the ensemble (reverse) | 2,000,000 (300,000 proof) | |
| 1989 | 5 Rubles | Cathedral of the Annunciation in Moscow | the cathedral, date: "1489" (reverse) | 2,000,000 (300,000 proof) | |
| 1990 | 5 Rubles | Peterhof Palace | the palace and a fountain in the foreground (reverse) | 3,000,000 (400,000 proof) | |
| 1990 | 5 Rubles | Cathedral of the Dormition in Moscow | the cathedral (reverse) | 3,000,000 (400,000 proof) | |
| 1990 | 5 Rubles | Matenadaran Institute of Ancient Manuscripts in Yerevan | the institute, ancient manuscript, eagle, shield and sword (reverse) | 3,000,000 (400,000 proof) | |
| 1991 | 5 Rubles | Cathedral of the Archangel in Moscow | the cathedral, date: "1508" (reverse) | 2,500,000 (350,000 proof) | |
| 1991 | 5 Rubles | The State Bank of the USSR building | patterned gates and the building (reverse) | 2,500,000 (350,000 proof) | |
| 1991 | 5 Rubles | Red Data Book of the Russian Federation | Markhor on top of a rock (reverse), outer part:copper-nickel alloy, inner part: copper-zinc alloy | 550,000 (50,000 proof) | |
| 1991 | 5 Rubles | Red Data Book of the Russian Federation of the USSR | Blakiston's Fish Owl, aquatic plants in the background (reverse), outer part:copper-nickel alloy, inner part: copper-zinc alloy | 550,000 (50,000 proof) | |
| 1990 | 5 Rubles | Monument to David of Sasun in Yerevan | the monument, date: "1959" (reverse) | 2,500,000 (350,000 proof) |
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