5 rubles 2019 "5 years of the reunification of Crimea with Russia " (Crimean bridge)

The obverse side of the coin in the center is the denomination of the coin in two lines «5 РУБЛЕЙ» below – the inscription «БАНК РОССИИ» beneath it the date "2019", left and right — a stylized twig of a plant, in the right part of the coin — the trademark of the mint.

On the reverse over a map of the Crimean Peninsula and the stylized rays of the sun vividly depict the Central span of the bridge across the Kerch Strait.

On the obverse and reverse sides of the coins along the circumference there is a raised rim.

Date of issue - March 12, 2019.


The bridge across the Kerch Strait ("the Crimean bridge") was built in February of 2016, officially opened to traffic in may 2018. Until the end of 2019 is planned to open the railway part. The total length of the bridge is 16.9 km, including a part passing through the island of Tuzla. The length of the Central span of 227 meters.