1924 Soviet Union 1 Poltinnik (50 kopecks) For Sale

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This is aSoviet Union 1924 Poltinnik (50 kopecks)— one of the most iconic early Soviet coins, often nicknamed the \"Blacksmith\" or \"Hammerer\" half-ruble.

Here\'s the story on this one:

What it is:A1924 Soviet Union 1 Poltinnik (50 kopecks)— nicknamed the \"Blacksmith\" or \"Hammerer\" poltinnik, one of the most recognizable early Soviet silver coins.

Design:

• Obverse (worker scene):A blacksmith swinging a sledgehammer at an anvil, surrounded by tools — symbolizing the young Soviet state\'s push toward industrialization, dated 1924, matching your Image 1.
• Reverse (arms):The Soviet state emblem with \"Proletarians of the world, unite!\" in the surrounding text (Russian on your example), and the denomination \"ONE POLTINNIK\" (ОДИН ПОЛТИННИК) below — matching Image 2.

Specs:

• Silver .900 fine, weighing 9.98g, 27mm diameter
• Minted at either the Leningrad Mint or the Birmingham Mint in England — the USSR contracted British mints to help strike coinage in the early 1920s due to capacity constraints
• Mintage of 26,559,000 — this was a mass-produced circulating coin, not a limited commemorative