Russia 1 Rouble, 1998

1 Rouble from Russia. Issued in 1998. Struck in Silver (.925). Measures 25 mm and weighs 8.53 g.

Obverse

In the centre — the Emblem of the Bank of Russia (the two-headed eagle designed by I. Bilibin, lower — the semicircular inscription — «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA) framed by a circle of dots and inscriptions along the rim: at the top — «ОДИН РУБЛЬ» (ONE ROUBLE), at the bottom — «1998», the letters to the left indicate the metal sign and the fineness, to the right — the fine metal content and the mint trade mark. (One Rouble
Bank of Russia
ММД)

Reverse

A young girl tennis-player with a tennis racket against the background of the outline picture of the globe, behind to the right — the building of the Bolshoi Theatre. The inscriptions along the rim: to the left — «МОСКВА 1998» (MOSCOW 1998), to the right — «ВСЕМИРНЫЕ ЮНОШЕСКИЕ ИГРЫ» (WORLD YOUTH GAMES). (WORLD YOUTH GAMES
MOSCOW)

Edge

200 corrugations