The Bank of Russia will double the output of investment coins in 2026

The Bank of Russia plans to double the output of investment coins in 2026. The total mintage will be up to 2 million pieces. We are talking about the coin "St. George the Victorious": they are going to issue up to 1 million silver and up to 1 million gold pieces, follows from the statistics of the regulator, which was studied by "Izvestia".

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For comparison, for 2025, plans to issue up to 1 million coins. The regulator explained that the circulation was increased due to demand from distributors - banks and specialized stores.

As told "Izvestia" in the press service of the bank "Zenith", among customers there is a demand for gold coins "St. George the Victorious" with a face value of 50 rubles, while they are not so interested in silver ones. In addition, the PSB emphasized that the demand for gold investment coins increased in March-April 2025 - then the bank's retail customers bought about 10 thousand coins, and for the whole year 2024 - more than 80 thousand.

The cost of investment coins varies - it depends on the precious metal and rarity of the product. For example, a silver "George the Victorious" (31.1 g) costs about Br4.5 thousand, while a gold one of the same weight "crossed" the mark of Br300 thousand.

Coins can overtake the precious metals themselves in value by about 25-30%, noted the head of the laboratory of the analysis of institutions and financial markets of the Institute of Applied Economic Research of the Presidential Academy, Alexander Abramov. In particular, "St. George the Victorious," containing 7.78 grams of gold, costs about Br92 thousand, while a similar in weight and metal bullion will cost a third cheaper.

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