Russia 50 Roubles, 1999

50 Roubles from Russia. Issued in 1999. Struck in Gold (.900). Measures 22.6 mm and weighs 8.75 g.

Obverse

In the center — 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 — «ПЯТЬДЕСЯТ РУБЛЕЙ» (FIFTY ROUBLES), at the bottom — «1999», the letters to the left indicate the metal sign and the fineness, to the right — the fine metal content and the mint trade mark. (Fifty Roubles
Bank of Russia
MMD)

Reverse

To the left — elements of Moscow panorama with the views of the Moscow Kremlin, to the right — the Tiananmen Gate («The Gate of the Sky Tranquillity») in Peking, at the top — the rising sun, under it — the inscription in two lines:«50 ЛЕТ» (50 YEARS), at the bottom — the inscription in four lines: «УСТАНОВЛЕНИЯ ДИПЛОМАТИЧЕСКИХ ОТНОШЕНИЙ С КНР» (ESTABLISHING DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH THE PRC). (YEARS
ESTABLISHING DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH THE PRC)

Edge

200 corrugations