USSR 5 Rubles Silver Coin 1977 Kiev 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow

USSR 5 Rubles Silver Coin 1977 Kiev 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow

Commemorative issue: Games of the 22nd Olympiad in Moscow.

Obverse Design: The USSR’s emblem, the Red Star surrounding the globe, 15 turns of ribbon representing the 15 republics of the Union, the legend, in Cyrillic script, meaning: “U.S.S.R. 5 Roubles”.
Artist: L.S. Kamshilov and P.K. Potapov, modelers.

Reverse: A view of Kiev: monument in the Park of Eternal Glory, "Druzhba" skyscraper on Khreshchatyk, building of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR, Kiev City State on Khreshchatyk Street, Monument of Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky in Kiev, the Olympic emblem and the legend, in Cyrillic script, meaning: “The XXII Olympiad Moscow 1980” and the year 1977.
Artist: Yu. A. Lukjanov.

Edge: Milled.
Mintage: (Proof) 121,137.
Mintage: (Uncirculated) 250,037.

Diameter: 33 mm.
Weight: 16.67 grams.
Thickness: 2.4 mm.
Composition: .900 silver and .100 copper.
Mint Mark: Leningrad and Moscow Mint’s Mintmark.
Struck by Leningrad and Moscow Mint.

Verkhovna Rada building - Former building of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
The Verkhovna Rada building (Ukrainian: Будинок Верховної Ради) is located in the center of Kiev, the Pechersk Raion. The building is located at the Constitution Square.
  It is the place where the Ukrainian parliament (Verkhovna Rada) meets for all regular and ceremonial sessions. The building was erected between 1936–1938 to a design by Volodymyr Zabolotny (Vladimir Zabolotny) in the neo-classical Ukrainian architectural style of the Stalin era. Zabolotny was awarded the State Prize of Soviet Union for that project in 1940 and appointed the chief architect of the city.

Khreshchatyk
Khreshchatyk (Ukrainian: Хрещатик, Khreshchatyk;) is the main street of Kiev, Ukraine. The street has a length of 1.2 km. It stretches from the European Square (northeast) through the Maidan and to Bessarabska Square (southwest) where the Besarabsky Market is located. Along the street are located buildings of the Kiev City Administration which contains both the city's council and the state administration, the Main Post Office, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy, the State Committee of Television and Radio Broadcasting, the Central Department Store (TsUM), the Besarabka Market, the Ukrainian House, and others.
  The entire street was completely destroyed during World War II by the retreating Red Army troops and rebuilt in the neo-classical style of post-war Stalinist architecture. Among prominent buildings that did not survive were the Kiev City Duma, the Kiev Stock Exchange, Hotel Natsional, the Ginzburg House. The street has been significantly renovated during the modern period of Ukraine's independence. Today, the street is still significant to administrative and business city organizations, as well as a popular tourist attraction.
  As of 2010, Khreshchatyk is included in the Top 20 of most expensive shopping streets in Europe.

Moscow-1980 Olympic Coins

The Moscow Olympics were the first Olympic games to be held in a socialist country. An Act of the Soviet government authorized the Ministry of Finance and the State Bank of the USSR to issue a 28-coin collection of five and ten roubles in proof and uncirculated qualities. There was also six proof and six uncirculated gold 100 roubles, five proof and five uncirculated platinum 150 roubles, and six proof and six uncirculated 1 rouble coins.

1 Rouble 1977 Emblem of the Games of the XXII Olympiad  

1 Rouble 1980 Olympic torch 1 Rouble 1978 Moscow Kremlin  

1 Rouble 1979 University of Moscow 1 Rouble 1980 Monument of Yuri Dolgorukiy 1 Rouble 1979 Monument to the Conquerors of Space

Geographic Series

Silver 5 Rubles 1977 Tallinn Silver 5 Rubles 1977 Minsk Silver 5 Rubles 1977 Kiev Silver 5 Rubles 1977 Leningrad Silver 10 Rubles 1977 Moscow Kremlin  

Silver 10 Rubles 1977 Emblem of the Moscow 1980 Olympic Games

The Olympic motto is the hendiatris Citius, Altius, Fortius, which is Latin for "Faster, Higher, Stronger." The motto was proposed by Pierre de Coubertin on the creation of the International Olympic Committee in 1894.

Series – "Citius" Faster

Silver 5 Rubles 1978 Swimming   Silver 5 Rubles 1978 Running    

Silver 10 Rubles 1978 Rowing   Silver 10 Rubles 1978 Cycling

Series – "Altius" Higher

Silver 5 Rubles 1978 Equestrian show jumping   Silver 5 Rubles 1978 High jump  

 Silver 10 Rubles 1978 Pole vault      Silver 10 Rubles 1979 Basketball  

 Silver 10 Rubles 1979 Volleyball

Series – "Fortius" Stronger

Silver 5 Rubles 1979 Hammer throw     Silver 10 Rubles 1979 Weightlifting  

 Silver 10 Rubles 1979 Boxing Silver 10 Rubles 1979 Judo  
Silver 5 Rubles 1979 Weightlifting

Series – Sports and grace

Silver 5 Rubles 1980 Gymnastics Silver 5 Rubles 1980 Archery  

Silver 10 Rubles 1980 Dance of an eagle and khuresh

Series – Folk sports

Silver 5 Rubles 1980 Gorodki Silver 5 Rubles 1980 Folk Game Isindi  

Silver 10 Rubles 1980 Tug of War Silver 10 Rubles 1980 Reindeer Racing

Olympic Gold Coins

Gold 100 Rubles 1977 Sport and Peace symbol   Gold 100 Rubles 1980 Olympic Flame Gold 100 Rubles 1978 Central Lenin Stadium Gold 100 Rubles 1978 Krylatskoye Rowing Canal Gold 100 Rubles 1979 Druzhba Multipurpose Arena

Olympic Platinum Coins

Platinum 150 Rubles 1979 Chariot racing     Platinum 150 Rubles 1978 Discobolus   Platinum 150 Rubles 1979 Ancient Greek wrestlers  

 Platinum 150 Rubles 1980 Ancient runners  

 Platinum 150 Rubles 1980 Emblem of the Moscow Olympic Games