According to my Krause catalog, the independent country of Tatarstan existed for a little less than two years before joining up with Mother Russia again after the collapse of the old Soviet Union. In the meantime, three different coins were issued. The copper-nickel token was struck from the exact same design (or even dies) used for the bronze tokens. This created a problem because vast numbers of the bronze coins were illegally plated in nickel and traded at the higher value. Therefore, these coins are often found with test filing marks. The remaining coin was a token for 1 kilo of bread. It has a different design; the seller of these coins (who lives in Tatarstan) has promised to look for a bread token for me.
Hi! I do have such bread tokens if you need. I also live in Tatarstan & have blue star rating on Ebay. If you are still interested in it, just contact me for details.
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Hi! I do have such bread tokens if you need. I also live in Tatarstan & have blue star rating on Ebay. If you are still interested in it, just contact me for details.