1921 50 kopek Russia. Russian Federation, 50 Silver Kopek (Half a Rouble). .900 SILVER Beginning in 1921, the Soviet Russian State minted silver coins at the Petrograd Mint under mintmasters A.F.Hartman and P.V. Latishev. Lenin and other communist leaders hoped that introduction of these coins would encourage faith in the Soviet Russian Government and stimulate economic growth. The silver coinage was intended for internal Soviet Russian use. On the obverse is shown a hammer and sickle surrounded by the Slavonic legend for Russian Socialist Federated Soviet Republic, with the letters PC CP at the bottom. The reverse is dominated by a five pointed star, surrounded by wheat ears with the amount of fifty kopek impressed above the star in its center, with the date below it.

Released 5/5/2004