Russia tells Mint half ruble if the team reaches the semi-finals of the World Cup

<img src = "http://malaysiandigest.com/images/stories/new3/ syareen / 22 / half_ruble_Reuters.jpg "alt =" Picture: Reuters "width =" 260 "height =" 148 "style =" margin: 0; [19659005] Pic: Reuters MOSCOW : The Russian Central Bank announced Friday that she would issue a commemorative half-ruble coin if the national football team beat Croatia in the quarter-finals of the World Cup this Saturday.

The Russian team, widely despised in his country for his poor performance in the past, took the country and the world of football by surprise.

Russian supporters and officials began to rally to the team in light of their Unexpected victories.

In a striking example of such support, the Bank of Russia has published on its social media pages a photo of the silver coin with the mention "1/2" and the inscription "FIFA 2018 Football World Cup in Russia".

The central bank's press office confirmed that the bank was committed to making money such a coin if Russia beat Croatia in the match that starts Saturday at 18:00 GMT in Sochi

Half-ruble coins do not exist in Russia, but there are 50 kopeck coins of the same face value, the equivalent of less than $ 0.01. It was difficult to know when the central bank could hit such a room and in what quantity.

The Bank of Russia has traditionally issued commemorative coins and tickets for major events. Some of these notes, including 100 ruble notes in tribute to the 2014 Sochi Olympics, the annexation of Crimea and the World Cup in 2014, are outstanding and in great demand by collectors

. As the lowest ranked club, Russia reached the World Cup playoff stage for the first time in post-Soviet history after victories against Saudi Arabia and Egypt .

The team then beat Spain on penalties in the round of 16 last week.

– Reuters