SET, 7 COINS, 110 YEARS OF THE CHINESE EASTERN RAILWAY, 1 IN SOUTH AFRICA

Set, 7 coins, 110 years of the Chinese Eastern Railway, 1 Ruble, Tokens Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country:   Russia Metal Purity:    Copper-Nickel Box:   Year of Issue:   2013 Weight:   38 CoA:   Face Value:   1 Ruble Dimensions:       Quality:   Proof Like     Mintage:     New coins with capsules The Chinese Eastern Railway or CER (Chinese: trad. ????, simp. ????, D?ngq?ng Ti?l¿; Russian: ????????-????????? ???????? ?????? or ????, Kitaysko-Vostochnaya Zheleznaya Doroga or KVZhD), also known as the Chinese Far East Railway and Manchurian Railway, is the historical name for a railway across Manchuria (northeastern China).The line was built by Imperial Russia using a concession from Qing China, and linked Chita with Vladivostok in the Russian Far East. The T-shaped line consisted of three branches: the western branch, now the Harbin¿Manzhouli Railway, the eastern branch, now the Harbin¿Suifenhe Railway, and the southern branch, now part of the Beijing¿Harbin Railway, which intersected in Harbin. The railway and the concession, known as the Chinese Eastern Railway Zone, were administered from the city, which grew into a major rail hub. ____________________________________________________  Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.