USSR 100 Rubles Gold Coin 1978 Central Lenin Stadium 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. 100 Roubles”.
Artist: S. M. Ivanov, modelers.
Reverse: Lenin Central Stadium, the Olympic emblem and the legend, meaning: “The XXII Olympiad Moscow 1980” and the year 1978.
Artist: V. A. Ermakov.
Edge: Milled.
Mintage: (Proof) 45,317.
Mintage: (Brilliant Uncirculated) 62,023.
Issue Price - Proof: $235 US, Brilliant Uncirculated: $200 US
Diameter: 30 mm.
Weight: 17.28 grams.
Thickness: 1.8 mm.
Composition: .900 gold and .100 copper.
Mint Mark: Leningrad and Moscow Mint’s Mintmark.
Struck by Leningrad and Moscow Mint.
Lenin Central Stadium - Luzhniki Olympic Complex
The Luzhniki Olympic Complex (Russian: Олимпийский комплекс «Лужники») is one of the biggest multifunctional sports complex of the world, built between 1955 and 1956, located in Moscow, Russia. It served as the Olympic Park of the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Grand Sports Arena (Luzhniki Stadium)
Luzhniki Palace of Sports
Luzhniki Small Sports Arena
Olympic Pool
Druzhba Multipurpose Arena
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 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
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
Series – "Altius" Higher
Series – "Fortius" Stronger
Series – Sports and grace
Series – Folk sports
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