Coins of 
the Soviet Union

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Russian: Союз Советских Социалистических Республик (Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik) (CCCP)

100 kopeks (single: kopek) = 1 Soviet ruble (plural: rubles) [SUR]
Symbols: руб (kopek)

Languages on coins: Russian
Alphabets on coins: Russian cyrillic
Numerals on coins: Western Arabic
Calendars on coins: Gregorian

Note: The Soviet Union was a state which existed from 1922 to 1991, the year it dissolved into Russia, Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania​

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Mint Marks

Moskovskiy monetnyy dvor Goznaka (Московский монетный двор Гознака), Moscow (RUS): "M"

Leningradskiy monetnyy dvor (Ленинградский монетный двор), St. Petersburg / Leningrad (RUS): "Л" or "ЛМД"

Privy Marks

Designer Marks

National identification and other marks

Legend

Abbreviation of "Союз Советских Социалистических Республик": "CCCP"

The full legend stands for "Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik", which means "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics". 

State emblem

The coat of arms of the Soviet Union (1923-1936), called герб (gerb), as used on coins, consists of a globe superimposed by a hammer and sickle. A wreath of wheat ears 7 (3+1+3) times wrapped with a blank ribbon surrounds the globe. The socialistic 5-pointed star stands on top. The rising sun sits at the bottom of the wreath.

Photograph of the coat of arms of the Soviet Union, used from 1923-1936, as it appears on coins

Drawing of the coat of arms of the Soviet Union, used from 1923-1936, as it appears on coins

The coat of arms of the Soviet Union (1936-1946), called герб (gerb), as used on coins, consists of a globe superimposed by a hammer and sickle. A wreath of wheat ears 11 (5+1+5) times wrapped with a blank ribbon surrounds the globe. The socialistic 5-pointed star stands on top. The rising sun sits at the bottom of the wreath.

Photograph of the coat of arms of the Soviet Union (1936-1946), as it appears on coins

Drawing of the coat of arms of the Soviet Union (1936-1946), as it appears on coins

The coat of arms of the Soviet Union (1946-1956), called герб (gerb), as used on coins, consists of a globe superimposed by a hammer and sickle. A wreath of wheat ears, 15 (7+1+7) times wrapped with a blank ribbon, surrounds the globe. The socialistic 5-pointed star stands on top. The rising sun sits at the bottom of the wreath.

Photograph of the State Emblem of the Soviet Union as can be seen on coins from 1946-1956

Currency

Kopeken in Cyrillic: "КОПЕЙКИ" and "КОПЕЕК"

Kopeck (plural: kopecks) is sometimes written as kopek, kopeck, copeck, or kopeyka. It equals a hundredth (1/100) of a ruble. 
"КОПЕЙКА" is used as singular. 
When the number is 2, 3 or 4, then "КОПѢЙКИ" or "КОПЕЙКИ" were used. 
Before 1924 "КОПѢЕКЪ" is used for amounts of 5 or more. 
Since 1924, for amounts of 5 or more "КОПЕЕК" is used. 
"КОП" is an abbreviation of the word "КОПЕЕК". .
The word kopek is derived from the diminutive of the Russian word for spear (kop'yo or копьё), named after the appearance of the horseman with spear on one side of the earliest coins.

Ruble and rubles in Cyrillic: "рубль" and "РУБЛЕЙ"