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Fantasy - 5 Chervontsev Estemmenosuchus
| Issuer | Moscow Mint (Московский монетный двор) |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Diameter | 27 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a polychrome coloured relief depiction of an Estemmenosuchus, an extinct Permian-era therapsid, shown in a three-quarter left-facing stance with distinctive red cranial horns and open jaws displaying prominent teeth. The creature is set against a naturalistically rendered background of water, aquatic vegetation, and rocky terrain. The upper legend ЭСТЕММЕНОЗУХ arcs along the top rim in Cyrillic, flanked by two raised dots, while the Latin legend Estemmenosuchus curves along the lower rim. The design is executed in a detailed illustrative style typical of modern fantasy numismatic issues. |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic, Latin |
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The Moscow Mint's fantasy series featuring prehistoric fauna has no legal tender status and is sold directly as a collectible, which frees the engravers from the design constraints imposed on official coinage. Estemmenosuchus — a Permian-era therapsid from the Perm region of Russia, making it a deliberate regional nod — was among the earliest large terrestrial herbivores, predating the dinosaurs by roughly 40 million years. Its fossils were first described by Soviet paleontologist Pyotr Chudinov in the 1960s from the Ocher locality in what is now Perm Krai.