Item number: A2667

Year: AD 2001

Material: Cupronickel

Size: 18.3 x 18.3 x 1.3 mm

Weight: 2.55 g

Manufactured by: Saint Petersburg Mint

Provenance: Da Chen Stamps and Coins Collection 2014

This is a low-denomination 5 Kopeks coin issued by the Russian Federation in AD 2001, struck in cupronickel.

The obverse of the coin features the classic image of Saint George, a revered figure in the Russian Orthodox Church, depicted slaying a dragon. In the lower right corner of the image is the mintmark “С-П”, indicating the Saint Petersburg Mint. Surrounding the central motif is the inscription in Russian “БАНК РОССИИ” (Bank of Russia), with the year of issue, “2001”, positioned along the lower edge. The reverse bears the denomination “5 КОПЕЕК” (5 kopeks), adorned with ornamental floral designs.

In the legend of Saint George and the Dragon, Saint George is portrayed as a venerated Christian soldier who one day passed through a village tormented by a fearsome dragon. The creature relentlessly demanded offerings from the villagers, and after all their livestock had been sacrificed, the townspeople were forced to offer human tributes. One day, a princess volunteered to sacrifice herself to the beast. As she wept before the dragon’s lair, she encountered Saint George. The princess pleaded with him to flee and avoid the dragon’s wrath, recounting the creature’s cruelty. However, Saint George refused to abandon her. Instead, he confronted the dragon and succeeded in slaying it. Moved by his heroic deed, the villagers renounced their pagan beliefs and converted to Christianity.

物件編號: A2667

年代: 公元 2001 年

材質: 白銅

尺寸: 18.3 x 18.3 x 1.3 mm

重量: 2.55 g

製造地: 聖彼得堡鑄幣廠

來源: 大城郵幣社 2014

這是一枚公元2001年，俄羅斯聯邦發行的小面額5戈比硬幣，材質為白銅。

錢幣正面是俄羅斯東正教會聖徒，聖喬治屠龍的經典圖像。圖像右下角鐫刻「С-П」即聖彼得堡鑄幣廠的戳記。圖像周圍打印發行單位的俄文「БАНК РОССИИ」(俄羅斯中央銀行)，下緣則是發行年份「2001」。錢幣背面則是以花草紋裝飾的面額「5 КОПЕЕК」(5戈比)。

聖喬治屠龍這個故事中，聖喬治是一名受到景仰的基督徒士兵，有一天經過一座苦於惡龍騷擾的村莊。這條惡龍不斷向村民索討祭品，當村莊的牲畜都獻祭出去後，村民只能被迫以活人作為貢品。有一天一位公主自願犧牲自己成為祭品，當公主在惡龍的巢穴前哭泣時遇到經過的聖喬治。公主向聖喬治傾訴惡龍的殘暴和勸他盡快離開，但是聖喬治選擇拒絕並成功斬殺惡龍。村民們為聖喬治的義舉感化，就此放棄異教和皈依基督信仰。