This catalog was prepared by a team of authors of the USSR State Bank and Goznak of the USSR Ministry of Finance for the 25th anniversary of the release of the first commemorative coin of the USSR. The catalog provides a brief summary of the history and prospects for issuing commemorative and anniversary coins of the USSR, provides official information on the types, denominations, time of issue, circulations and drawings of coins made of copper-nickel alloy and precious metals issued for the period from 1965 to 1989. The approximate theme of issuing coins from copper-nickel alloy until 2005 is shown. For a wide range of readers.