Coin, 3 Kopeks, USSR (Soviet Union), 1972

Coin

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Archive of Cuban Socialism

Name/Title

Coin, 3 Kopeks, USSR (Soviet Union), 1972

Entry/Object ID

2025.20.27

Description

Soviet aluminum-bronze 3-kopek circulating coin. Obverse: the USSR state emblem — hammer and sickle over a globe with radiating sun, flanked by wheat ears bound with ribbons and surmounted by a star — above the legend "СССР" (USSR). Reverse: large numeral "3" over "КОПЕЙКИ" (kopeks) and the date "1972," within a wreath of wheat.

Context

Standard-issue Soviet minor coinage. Soviet currency and coins circulated in and reached Cuba during the period of close economic and political alliance between the USSR and Cuba (1960s–1980s).

Acquisition

Accession

2025.20

Acquisition Method

Gift

Mintage

Date made

1972

Time Period

1970s

Place of Origin

Country

U.S.S.R.

Region

Eastern Europe

Continent

Europe

Coin Details

Obverse

Description

"СССР" (USSR); state emblem (hammer and sickle, globe, sun, wheat, star)

Reverse

Description

"3"; "КОПЕЙКИ" (kopeks); "1972"

Composition

Material Notes

Aluminum-bronze alloy (standard for Soviet 3-kopek coins).

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Country

U.S.S.R.

Region

Eastern Europe

Continent

Europe

Created By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Create Date

July 4, 2026

Updated By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Update Date

July 4, 2026