1793) Yuri Gagarin, Cosmonaut, Russia: 60th Anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s landmark first manned flight into space: Central Bank of Russia has celebrated the milestone with the issue of a 25 Ruble Silver Coin minted by St. Petersburg Mint: Year of Coin issue: 2021:
The first manned Orbit of the Earth made by Yuri Gagarin on 12.04.1961:
Instantly becoming one of the most famous humans in history, and likely to remain so for centuries to come, Yuri Gagarin strapped himself into a crude metal capsule perched atop tons of explosive fuel, in what will go down as an epic example of human ingenuity and courage.
It was from Baikonur Cosmodrome on April 12, 1961 that Vostok 1 lifted off and powered its way into Earth's orbit with just a solitary human being on board.
By present day standards, when pilotless shuttles spend months in space, Gagarin’s single orbit of our Blue Planet seems miniscule, lasting just 108 minutes from take-off to touchdown, but - it was a first step into the future.
Amazingly, Gagarin didn’t land in the capsule, but bailed out around 7 km up, coming down the rest of the way by parachute, a feat in itself.
The capsule was called "Vostok-3a," and sat atop a "Vostok-K" rocket. It weighed 4,725 kg at launch, and a little over half that on its return.
As for Gagarin, this was his only mission, as any further attempts for Space exploration were put on hold, after the death of another Cosmonaut.
Sadly, five weeks after being given permission to fly regular aircraft, Yuri Gagarin was killed when the MiG-15 he was in, crashed.
The Commemorative Coin:
The Header/Banner shows the Reverse of the 25 Ruble Silver Coin in a blaze of light, with the Earth in the background, symbolizing the trail-blazing orbit of the Earth by Yuri Gagarin
25 Ruble Coins have been issued by the the Central Bank of Russia at the St. Petersburg Mint:
The Reverse of the 25 Ruble Silver Coin depicts a winged human soaring upwards at great speed, towards a starfield with three of the major constellations highlighted, (Taurus, Leo, Sagittarius).
The inscriptions read - "12 АПРЕЛЯ 1961 г." ("12 APRIL 1961") and "60 ЛЕТ ПЕРВОГО ПОЛЕТА ЧЕЛОВЕКА В КОСМОС" (Meaning "THE 60th ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT")
The Obverse of the 25 Ruble Silver Coin depicts the Russian double-headed Eagle emblem of Russia.
Two Coin Variants have been issued.
The specifications of the two Coin Variants are:
i) First Variant:
Country of issue: Russia; Year: 2021; Denomination/Face Value: 25 Rubles; Metal Composition: .925 Fineness Silver (Ag); Weight: 5.0 Oz or 155.5 grams; Diameter/Size: 60.00 mm; Coin Quality: Proof; Mint: St. Petersburg Mint, Russia; Mintage: 1,000 pieces; Presentation Box/Case: Yes; Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes; Designer: L.A. Evdokimova; Sculpted by: A.N. Bessonov.
ii) Second Variant (Blue Coloured):
Country of issue: Russia; Year: 2021; Denomination/Face Value: 25 Rubles; Metal Composition: .925 Fineness Silver (Ag); Weight: 5.0 Oz or 155.5 grams; Diameter/Size: 60.00 mm; Coin Quality: Proof with applied Blue Colour; Mint: St. Petersburg Mint, Russia; Mintage: 500 pieces; Presentation Box/Case: Yes; Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes; Designer: L.A. Evdokimova; Sculpted by: A.N. Bessonov.
Links to posts on Russian Coins, Banknotes and stamps:
1) A 100 Rouble Banknote issued by Russia to commemorate the XXII Winter Olympics - (07-23 February 2014) held at Sochi, Russia
2) Commemorative Coins issued when the 1980 22nd Summer Olympics were held in Moscow (19.07.1980 to 03.08.1980)
3) 2018 "Federation Internationale de Football Association" (FIFA) World Cup being held in Russia between 14.06.2018 &15.07.2018: Some Coins and stamps issued by Russia, Australia, Hungary, Spain & France to commemorate the Tournament/Championship
4) "Ancient Postal Routes - the Kholmogory post road (Arkhangelsk - Vologda - Yaroclavi - Moscow), Russia: Europa 2020 theme: A stamp brought out by "Pochta Rossii"(Russian Post) featuring this important post road: Date of Stamp issue: 15.01.2020
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