Russia releases coin commemorating annexation

Russia releases coin commemorating annexation

Question: Russia releases coin commemorating annexation of which country?
(a) Crimea
(b) Syria
(c) Ukraine
(d) None of the above
Answer: (a)
Related facts:

  • In order to commemorate Crimea’s “reunification with Russia”, Russia’s Central Bank issued a new five-ruble coin featuring the Crimea, or Kerch Strait, Bridge.
  • The Kerch Strait Bridge, finished last year, has been a scene of division. These bridge is19 kilometers long (12 miles), the bridge over the Kerch Strait is considered the longest in Europe, spanning a rough stretch of water previously only serviced by ferry.
  • Two million new five ruble (about $0.08, €0.07) coins were pressed which also show an outline of the peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014.
  • The annexation of the peninsula was condemned by Kyiv and the West as illegal.

By Achyutanand Pandey

Links:
https://indianexpress.com/article/world/russia-releases-coin-commemorating-annexation-of-crimea-5624769/
https://www.dw.com/en/russia-releases-coin-commemorating-annexation-of-crimea/a-47876495