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Russian Company Raises Eyebrows After Creating Special Silver Coin Praising Trump

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com)   —  President Trump's election is being celebrated in many places in the United States.

But celebration in Russia?

A Russian company has created a special commemorative coin marking the Inauguration of the 45th president of the United States.

The coin -featuring an image of the Statue of Liberty on the back -- weighs over two pounds.

Also in the back of the coin, the words "In Trump We Trust."

The three-year-old company has previous made coins for Vladimir Putin that celebrated Russia's annexation of Crimea from Ukraine.

The coin is valued at a few thousand dollars. The exact price has not yet been determined.

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The company's president told AP Television News that he expected to mint 40 of the coins in silver and 5 in gold.

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