During the transition from the money of the RSFSR to the coins of the USSR, they decided to replace 50 kopecks with the denomination "poltynyk". The country, which had just completed the monetary reform, needed a huge number of 50-kopeck coins, which the Leningrad Mint simply could not physically issue. Due to the lack of capacity, part of the circulation of "hammer fighters" was placed in England. At that time, it seemed that the fifty-year-old had settled down in everyday life firmly and for a long time. But four years later, the minting of high-quality silver begins to decline sharply. After that, 50-kopeck coins appeared in circulation only at the beginning of the 60s, and the denomination "poltynyk" is absent in the history of subsequent coinage, remaining only in everyday colloquial speech. The size and weight of the coin fully correspond to the 50 kopecks of the time of Nicholas II. Made of 900 sterling silver. The obverse and reverse sides of the coin have a protruding edge around the circle.
The inner area of the obverse is divided into two parts by a thick horizontal line and separated from the outer area by a continuous circular line that breaks at the top. In the upper part there is the coat of arms of the USSR of the model of 1923 with six ribbons on ears of wheat (according to the number of the main languages of the 4 republics that were part of it at that time). Above, the coat of arms reaches the outer rim of dots. On both sides, at the base of the coat of arms, there are two letters of the abbreviation "USSR" (USSR) in handwritten script. In the lower part of the inner area, the denomination is indicated in two lines - "ONE POLTYNNYK" (the second word is written in a larger font). On the rim of the coin, the motto is written from left to right - "PROLETARS OF ALL COUNTRIES, UNITE!" (Proletarians of all countries, unite!). A necklace rim runs along the rim of the coin.
The reverse image is divided by a horizontal line into two parts (the lower one is 1/5 of the diameter). In the upper part, a relief image of a blacksmith with a hammer at work is engraved. Beams of sparks rise from the anvil. In the background are ready-made products - gear wheels and a standing plow. In the lower part of the coin, the year of issue is indicated - "1924". A necklace rim runs along the rim of the coin.
On the band there is an inscription - "PURE SILVER 9 GRAMS (2 Z. 10.5 D.) T•R" (the weight of the coin and the initials of the mintmaster Thomas Ross (the so-called "English minting")).