Soviet USSR 15 Kopecks 1950

Origin: Soviet Union 
Denomination: 15 Kopecks
Period: 1950s
Material: Copper-nickel
Weight: 2.7 g
Diameter: 19.56 mm
Condition: Circulated

Original Soviet 15 Kopecks from the 1950s.

The front carries the USSR state coat of arms with hammer and sickle, wheat wreath and СССР, while the reverse has the large 15 КОП denomination and year.

For coins dated 1950–1956, the emblem has 16 ribbons, representing the Soviet republics at the time.

The design was altered to 15 ribbons in 1957 after the Karelo-Finnish SSR was dissolved. 

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