25/08/2023
In the period from 1977 to 1980, in connection with the holding of the Olympics-80 in the USSR, the first Soviet commemorative coins were made from precious metals, and in 1988, for the first time in history, 999 palladium was used for commemorative coins. The last ruble coins of the USSR were issued in 1991 and immediately received the name "GKChP coins".
Since 1992, the Bank of Russia has stopped minting small coins.