Soviet USSR 20 Kopecks 1955

Origin: Soviet Union
Year: 1955
Denomination: 20 Kopecks
Material: Copper-nickel
Weight: 3.6 g
Diameter: 21.8 mm
Condition: Circulated

Original 1955 Soviet 20 Kopecks with the USSR coat of arms on the front and the large 20 КОП denomination on the reverse.

This type was issued from 1948–1956 and carries the Soviet emblem with 16 ribbons, representing the republics of the USSR at the time. The design changed after 1956 when the Karelo-Finnish SSR was absorbed into the Russian SFSR and the emblem dropped to 15 ribbons. 

[PICTURE AS EXAMPLE —COIN DELIVERED WILL VARY. ALL COINS ARE ORIGINAL CIRCULATED EXAMPLES AND WILL SHOW AGE, PATINA AND WEAR.]