The "Sochi 2014" State Lottery Program

• "Biathlon" coin
  The "Biathlon" coin depicts an athlete and a branch of the Pitsunda pine, which is officially listed as an endangered species. On the right of the picture are the word "Sochi" and the date "2014", one under the other, with the five Olympic Rings below. As a sport, Biathlon was derived from an applied military discipline, which initially involved not only long-distance skiing and shooting, but also grenade throwing. Men’s Biathlon is part of the main Olympics program from 1960, women’s – from 1992.
• "Downhill Skiing" Coin
  The "Downhill skis" depicts a downhill skier and the colored image of the magnolia branch. Below the picture are the word "Sochi" and the date "2014", one under the other, with the five Olympic Rings below. This sport appeared at the end of the 19th century in Switzerland and was further developed by the Norwegians, who invented the basic techniques for descent and turning on sharp curves – telemark and christiania. Downhill Skiing is part of the Olympic Games’ program from 1936.
• "Figure skating" Coin
  The "Figure skating" coin features a female figure skater and a colored image of a snowdrop flower. On the right of the picture are the word "Sochi" and the date "2014", one under the other, with the five Olympic Rings below. In 1908 figure skating became the first winter sport to be included into the Olympic Games Program. The Russian athlete Nikolai Panin-Kolomenkin won the competition that year. The last sport to receive Olympic sport status is one of the most beautiful, and at the same time most subjective sports – dancing on ice.
• "Hockey" Coin
  The "Hockey" coin features a hockey player and the colored image of a cork oak branch. On the right of the picture are the word "Sochi" and the date "2014", one under the other, with the five Olympic Rings below. This popular sport appeared in Canada at the end of the XIX century. At its dawn, it was played by seven-player-teams using a heavy ball, but already in 1904 it reached the format we’re now used to. Men’s hockey received the status of an Olympic sport in 1920, women’s – in 1998.
• "Skeleton" Coin
  Design of the coin front – E.V.Kramskaya, the reverse – A.A.Brynza. Sculpting of the front – A.A. Dolgopolova, the reverse – A.N. Bessonov. "Boxwood" (lat.Buxus)-  is a family of about 70 species in the family . They are slow-growing   and small , growing to 12 m tall. In Russia boxwood grows on , in the ravines and river-valleys.
• "Snowboard" Coin
  Design of the coin front - E.V.Kramskaya, the reverse – A.A.Brynza. Sculpting of the front – A.A. Dolgopolova, the reverse – A.N. Bessonov.
  "Tulip Tree" (lat. Liriodendron tulipifera) - is the representative of the family. The flowers look like tulips. In Russia they are native to the subtropical zone of the Black Sea coast.
• "Freestyle" Coin
  Design of the coin front – E.V.Kramskaya, the reverse – A.A.Brynza. Sculpting of both sides – A.A. Dolgopolova.
  "Oleander" – (lat.Nerium") is an evergreen shrub or small tree in the  family . It is widely spread in Russia and in CIS-countries, in the subtropical zone of the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus, , in Crimea and the south regions of the Central Asia.
• "Ski jumping" Coin
  Design of the coin front – E.V.Kramskaya, the reverse – A.A.Brynza. Sculpting of the front – A.A. Dolgopolova, the reverse – A.N. Bessonov.
  Rhododendron - a subfamily of over 1 000  of woody plants in the . The family is large, with roughly 18 species spread over Russia, mostly in the Caucasus, also in Siberia and the Far East.
• "Curling" Coin
  Curling is a team sport; its purpose is to slide granite stones (also called "rocks") across a sheet of ice towards the house – a circular target marked on the ice. Curling is thought to have been invented in the early 16th century in Scotland; the evidence includes a curling stone inscribed with the date 1511 and references to the game in monastery records of that period.
  The word curling first appeared at the beginning of the 17th century; in the 18th century the form and the size of the stone began getting standardized, and, finally, in the first half of the 19th century the game got its official rules, which are almost the same today.
• "Bobsleigh" Coin
  Bobsleigh is a downhill race in gravity-powered (also called "bobs") down special iced tracks.
  The first known bobsled was constructed in Switzerland in 1888. It was derived from two skeleton sleds being attached together with a board. Special wooden sledges specially for bobsleigh appeared in 1904. Modern day sleds are the high-technology piece of equipment, which may cost up to several hundred thousand dollars. Descending the ice track, bobsleighs can attain speeds of up to 150 km/h – that is why the sport is sometimes referred to as "the winter Formula 1". Men's bobsleigh was one of the disciplines included in the first ever  in 1924, and Women's crews made their Olympic debut at the .
• "Russian winter" Coin
  The "Russian winter" coin is made of 925 silver and weights 1 kg. Its reverse depicts a fisherman and some Old Russian winter fun: sledding merry-go-round and the game "Cauldron". The main idea of the game is the confrontation of the players and "it", whose task is to get the ball into the "cauldron" – a small hole or ring marked on the ground or ice. The ball is driven with sticks. Another option of the game involves one player defending the "cauldron", and everyone else trying to get the ball in
• "Sochi’s flora" Coin
  The gold "Sochi’s Flora" coin (worth 1000 rubles) is made of 999 gold and weighs 155,5 gr. On the reverse of the coin is a depiction of the antique Goddess Flora, patroness of spring, flowers and fruitfulness. The Goddess’s hair is portrayed as the plants of the Caucasus and the Black Sea region. On the right of this image are the word "Sochi" and the date "2014", one under the other, with the five Olympic Rings below. The coin edge is ribbed. It is a limited edition "proof" coin, with under 0,6 thousand coins minted.

Stanislav Kuznetsov, Deputy Chairman of the Management Board (Sberbank)

"For the country organizing the Olympic Games, coins are the brand identity; they reflect the ideas of the Olympics, encourage patriotism. Coins reflect the cultural and historical heritage of the country, passed down from generation to generation and kept for many years after the Games. Sberbank of Russia will try its best to promote the Olympic coins program in Russia. Sales organized in the Bank with greatest national coverage will respond to the people’s demand for Olympic coins all over Russia".

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