Mospivzavod (MPZ)

Embossed steel. Embossed outside. Beer. Zhigulevskoye. Production period: before 1965.

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Inscription on cap: Жигулевское Моспивзавод

The design resembles those of other factories from the same time. Contains variations both with outher ring and without it.

© Image by Maxim Sadovnikov

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

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

"б/пос" is stamped beneath the date, which is unusual. Hyphen between "Цена" and "25 к" unusual as well.

© Image by Vyacheslav Morozov

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

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

There are variations dots between the text "цена" and "25".

© Image by Art Zhitnik

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

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

"Жигулевское" and "Моспивзавод" are in opposite positions.

© Image by Art Zhitnik

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

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

The font differs from that on RU420105-0005. Also, the letter "М" in the brewery's name is capitalized. There are also variations having dates with different sizes.

© Image by Art Zhitnik

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

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

This iss an interesting variation with abbreviation "б/пос". Top and bottom parts of outer text are separated with little circles but not dots. "Жигулевское" is bigger then all other text.

© Image by Rinat Burhanov

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

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

© Image by Art Zhitnik