USSR coin 20 kopeks 1974

Obverse: The Soviet arms, with a hammer and sickle before the globe, appear above the “СССР” inscription.

Reverse: The value and date sit within a partial wreath of wheat and foliage.

This 20 kopecks coin dated 1974 is part of the change introduced after the 1961 monetary reform. Its light-coloured alloy distinguishes 10, 15 and 20 kopecks from the smaller yellow coins in the same series. The obverse bears the Soviet arms; the reverse combines denomination and date. The date identifies the issue, but die varieties require closer comparison of the arms, numerals and wreath.

Year

1974

Denomination

20 kopeks

Metal

silver

Weight

3.4 g

Diameter

21.8 mm

Mintage

no data