{"product_id":"soviet-coin-ring-ussr-lenin-centenary-commemorative-band","title":"Soviet Coin Ring – USSR Lenin Centenary Commemorative Band Ring","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMinted in 1970. Still carrying weight.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1970, the Soviet Union issued a commemorative coin marking the 100th anniversary of Vladimir Lenin’s birth. It was not a rare coin — millions were struck, distributed across the USSR, passed through hands in factories, markets, and apartments from Vladivostok to Leningrad. What made it significant was not its scarcity but its ubiquity: this was an object that an entire civilization held in common, a small metal disc that carried the weight of an ideology, an era, and a particular way of understanding history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis ring is made from one of those coins. The Cyrillic inscription — «СТО ЛЕТ СО ДНЯ РОЖДЕНИЯ», one hundred years from the day of birth — wraps the band exactly as it appeared on the original coin. The oxidized black finish is not applied to obscure the source material. It is applied to deepen it: to make the lettering more legible, the surface more present, the object more clearly something that has been through time and arrived here still intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf you’re drawn to \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/rings\"\u003erings with historical weight\u003c\/a\u003e and the aesthetic of objects that carry a past, this is the one that comes with a documented history already attached.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesign Highlights\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormed from an authentic USSR Lenin centenary commemorative coin (1970)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCyrillic inscription preserved on the band exterior — «СТО ЛЕТ СО ДНЯ РОЖДЕНИЯ»\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOxidized black finish — deepens the lettering contrast, worn-in presence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmooth polished inner band — comfortable for daily wear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWide band profile — substantial weight on the hand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Object\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCoin rings occupy a specific place in the history of wearable objects — they are not jewelry made to look like something. They are something, reshaped into jewelry. The coin that became this ring was legal tender in a country that no longer exists, issued to commemorate a figure whose legacy remains contested, struck in a metal that has outlasted the ideology it once represented. None of that history disappears when the coin becomes a ring. It moves with it. The Cyrillic text on your finger is not decoration. It is a primary source.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial \u0026amp; Craft\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormed from an original USSR commemorative coin — the source material is the object\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOxidized black finish — shadow built into the lettering, not something you forget is there\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmooth interior — worn-in comfort for daily use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach ring carries the natural variation of its source coin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/rings\"\u003estatement rings\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/skull-skeleton\"\u003edark aesthetic bands\u003c\/a\u003e from Veilhinge.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"VEILHINGE","offers":[{"title":"7","offer_id":55235774349603,"sku":null,"price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"8","offer_id":55235774382371,"sku":null,"price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"9","offer_id":55235774415139,"sku":null,"price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"10","offer_id":55235774447907,"sku":null,"price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"11","offer_id":55235774480675,"sku":null,"price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12","offer_id":55235774513443,"sku":null,"price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"13","offer_id":55235774546211,"sku":null,"price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/7768\/8611\/files\/ussr-coin-ring-cyrillic-inscription-100th-anniversary-front.jpg?v=1781511236","url":"https:\/\/veilhinge.com\/products\/soviet-coin-ring-ussr-lenin-centenary-commemorative-band","provider":"VEILHINGE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}