Medal - Lunar Calendar Year of the Snake
Features
| Location |
Russia ›
Russian Federation (1991-date)
 |
|---|---|
| Issuing entity | Goznak |
| Period |
Russian Federation (1991-date)
|
| Type | Collection medallions |
| Year | 2013 |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 36 g |
| Diameter | 42 mm |
| Thickness | 3.3 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Coloured, Engraved, Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 581232 |
Commemorative issue
New Year 2013
Series: Lunar Calendar
Obverse
In the center, a colourful image of a snake with a floral ornament and the mint mark on a matte background. At the bottom, on a background created using laser interference technology, the hieroglyph 蛇 and the year 2013. Around the edge of the medal the inscription.
Scripts: Chinese, Cyrillic, Latin, Hieroglyphic
Lettering:
2013 Год Змеи • 2013 Year of the Snake
СПМД
Translation:
2013 Year of the Snake
SPMD
Reverse
In the outer ring, on a matte background, the names of the twelve animals in Russian. In the middle ring, on a mirror background, matte hieroglyphs of the twelve animals. In the inner ring, on a matte background, the years of the cycle 2009–2020. In the centre, a solar rosette with a star and geometric ornament. The reverse is common to all medals in the series, but on each medal the design is rotated so that the animal of the current year is positioned at the top.
Scripts: Chinese, Cyrillic, Hieroglyphic
Lettering:
Бык 牛 2009
Тигр 虎 2010
Кролик 兔 2011
Дракон 龙 2012
Змея 蛇 2013
Лошадь 马 2014
Коза 羊 2015
Обезьяна 猴 2016
Петух 鸡 2017
Собака 狗 2018
Свинья 猪 2019
Крыса 鼠 2020
Translation:
Ox
Tiger
Rabbit
Dragon
Snake
Horse
Goat
Monkey
Rooster
Dog
Pig
Rat
Edge
Plain
Mint
 (СПМД) |
Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation (1724-date) |
Comments
A series "Lunar Calendar" of commemorative medals issued by the St. Petersburg Mint. The series consists of twelve medals dedicated to the animals of the Chinese lunar calendar. Each medal was issued annually from 2009 to 2020. The obverse features a colourful image of the animal of the year and the mint mark on a matte background. Different minting technologies were used throughout the series: colour application, laser interference technology and latent image technique. The reverse is common to all medals in the series and depicts the full twelve-year cycle of the Chinese lunar calendar.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| 2013 СПМД | Proof | ||||||||||||||
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