Coin Leipzig battle

Detailed description

The beginning of the battle, which took place in Leipzig in 1813, is considered to be the fourth of October. On the following day - 5 numbers - Napoleon Bonaparte offered to the enemy - the anti-French coalition of the settlement agreement. However, his proposal was no reaction from the allied army of Austria, Russia, Sweden and Prussia, he had not received.

Which began October 6 Leipzig massive attack on coalition forces from three directions: north, south and east was so powerful that the French have become the night of October 7 to move away to the west. But the Emperor Bonaparte, taking advantage of differences between the command of the Allies, was able to save about a hundred thousand of its soldiers tortured by pushing them across the Rhine. Thus, the coalition forces were able to gain the upper hand in the battle, freeing Germany from Napoleon's presence.

Obverse description

In the center - the denomination of the coin in two lines: "5 РУБЛЕЙ", below - the inscription: "БАНК РОССИИ", under it - the year of issue "2012", the left and right - the stylized branch plants, right at the edge - the trademark of the coin yard.

Reverse description

In the center - the relief image of the monument "Battle of Nations" in Leipzig, along the edge along the rim - inscriptions, separated by two points at the top: "ЛЕЙПЦИГСКОЕ СРАЖЕНИЕ", below: "ЗАРУБЕЖНЫЕ ПОХОДЫ РУССКОЙ АРМИИИ 1813-1814 ГОДОВ".