Image of St. George. Coin of modern coinage.

Quite often the state uses the images of famous personalities to draw attention to some subject or idea. This fully applies to the image of St. George the Victorious. The coin with him is known not only to experienced numismatists, but also to amateur collectors.

Gold reserves of the country

The state constantly uses the population's investments by offering coins of different denominations made of precious metals for sale. To interest the buyer they are placed images of different celebrities or famous architectural monuments. At the beginning of the two thousandth for these purposes was used the sculpture of St. George the Victorious. The coin appeared in different versions. For all the time it was minted on both gold and silver billets.

In the winter of 2006, the first batch of money with a picture on the reverse of St. George the Victorious entered free sale. The coin went out in a hundred and fifty thousand copies. After that, for a while it was decided to suspend the production and resume it if necessary. This amount of government expected to fill the gold reserve, which until now provided her the famous "Chervonets." This marketing move was quite successful and a little later Russian citizens could see the silver George the Victorious. The coin appeared for the first time in 2009 and quite quickly went hand-in-hand.

Successful investment

Strangely enough, but immediately appeared a lot of people wishing to buy gold coins "George the Victorious". The price in 2006 was relatively small. In the branch of any bank it could be purchased for 10-15 thousand rubles. If we talk about the income of the average Russian, then such a sum in those years could seem quite significant. But this is not a question of everyday buying, but of a long-term investment of funds. And gold has always been the most successful way to preserve the existing capital. Over time, the situation in the country has changed. Its influence, of course, was also due to the international situation, which slightly shook the domestic economy. To normalize the current situation, the government decided to mint gold coins "George the Victorious" again. The price for them has slightly increased, and now one copy will cost about 25 thousand rubles.

This is quite an acceptable price. In addition, it should be noted that in such a coin, with a total weight of 7.89 grams, 7.78 grams of pure precious metal is contained. And by market value it is already more than 22 thousand. It is clear that such an investment can be considered quite successful.

Versions

Over the past ten years, the gold "George the Victorious" was minted in two different versions. These were coins with a face value of 50 and 100 rubles. In the second case, the weight of each specimen was accordingly doubled. Each hundred-ruble coin contained 15.55 grams of pure gold. Naturally, and its price was 50.5 thousand rubles.

Externally, the coins almost do not differ from each other. On the reverse - an image of the sculpture of the artist Baklanov, where St. George, sitting astride a horse, strikes with a spear of an evil snake. On the obverse, the cook, as a rule, is depicted in the center of a two-headed eagle with an inscription under the wings "BANK OF RUSSIA", encased in a ring of dots. On top - the value of the face value, at the bottom - the year of issue, to the left - the name of the valuable metal with an indication of its exact sample, and to the right - the amount of this metal in grams. This money in different quantities was issued by both the Moscow and St. Petersburg Mints. And the trademark of each of them was indicated on the right side of the obverse.

Sales volumes

A lot of such coins have been issued during this time. And over the years their number has constantly changed. At first in 2006 there were only 150,000 of them. Then in 2007 it was already 500,000, in 2008 - 630000, and in 2009 - 1500000 pieces. Since 2010, the output was only 60000, in 2013 - 500,000, in 2014 - 300,000, and in 2015 - only 30,000 pieces. But not all of the coins that went on sale can boast of a decent quality. Known are fifty-rubylium specimens on which, over time, traces of partial oxidation appeared during storage. This production marriage was allowed at the minting at the St. Petersburg Mint. Mainly high-quality specimens were on sale. Those who wish to make a reliable purchase, it is better to buy coins from Sberbank. "George the Victorious" is available in all variants. A worthy quality is supported by a reasonable price.

In addition, to make a purchase in such a place can be very simple. To do this, you only need to present your passport, and the rest will be done by experienced operators within minutes. In addition to the quick registration of the acquisition of valuables in such a place is the most secure, since the buyer can be absolutely sure of the quality of the purchased goods.