Ostankinsky brewery

Embossed aluminum. Embossed outside. Beer.

Inscription on cap: останкинский пивзавод.

Top and bottom text are separated with dots. Very rare and interesting variation: no date, no price, a star in the middle.

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Embossed aluminum. Embossed outside. Beer. Zhigulevskoye. Production period: before 1969.

Inscription on cap: along the inner circumference - "Останкинский", along the outer one - "Жигулевское Цена 25 к.б.п."

In the word "Жигулевское", all of the letters "Е" are capitalized. The major difference of this variation comaring to the child ones in shape of У and Л in the word "Жигулевское". У looks almost like V.

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Embossed aluminum. Embossed outside. Beer. Zhigulevskoye. Production period: before 1969.

Inscription on cap: along the inner circumference - "п-з Останкинский", along the outer one - "Жигулевское Цена 25 к.б/пос".

The font is narrow. This variation has as extra text "п-з" and "пос".

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Embossed aluminum. Embossed outside. Beer. Zhigulevskoye. Production period: 1970-1971.

Inscription on cap: along the inner circumference - "ГОСТ 3473-69", along the outer one - "Жигулевское Цена 25 к.б.п.", in the middle - "ОПЗ".

The date is displaced to the bottom.

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Embossed steel. Embossed outside. Beer. Zhigulevskoye. Production period: 1972-1978.

Colors:

Inscription on cap: along the inner circumference - "ГОСТ 3473-69", along the outer one - "Жигулевское Цена 25 к.б.п.", in the middle - "О.П.З.".

"О.П.З." is stamped using dots. The separators in the text along the outer circumference are stars.

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Embossed steel. Embossed outside. Beer. Zhigulevskoye. Production period: 1979-1980.

Colors:

Inscription on cap: along the inner circumference - "ГОСТ 3473-78", along the outer one - "Жигулевское Цена 25 к.б.п.", in the middle - "ОПЗ".

The separators in the text along the outer circumference are small circles.

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Embossed steel. Embossed outside. Beer. Zhigulevskoye. Production period: 1980-1983.

Colors:

Inscription on cap: along the inner circumference - "ГОСТ 3473-78 ОПЗ", along the outer one - "Жигулевское Цена 25 кбп".

The separators in the text are stars along the outer circumference and small circles along the inner one.

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Embossed steel. Embossed inside. Beer. Zhigulevskoye. Production period: 1985-1991.

Colors:

Inscription on cap: along the inner circumference - ГОСТ 3473-78 ОПЗ, along the outer one - Жигулевское бп 30 к.

The separators in the text along the outer circumference are stars. There are variations made using colored steel.

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Embossed steel. Embossed inside. Beer. Zhigulevskoye. Production period: after 1991.

Colors:

Inscription on cap: along the inner circumference - "ГОСТ 3473-78 ОПЗ", along the outer one - "Жигулевское бп".

The separators in the text along the outer circumference are small circles. There are variants with other colors.

Most likely, this rare variation was produced in 1985 after the increase of the price from 25 to 30 kopeks. Many producers had to correct the text urgently, and as a result there is no price at all shown on the cap. This is not a defect, because there are similar variations that came from other factories, particularly in Leningrad...

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