Russia 50 Roubles, 2000

50 Roubles from Russia. Issued in 2000. 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 - the date "2000", 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

A runner with a torch in the hand, to the left - the figure "2000", in the background - outlines of the Australian continent. At the top - the inscription in three lines: "XXVII ЛЕТНИЕ ОЛИМПИЙСКИЕ ИГРЫ" (THE XXVIIth SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES), at the bottom - a kangaroo and the inscription: "СИДНЕЙ" (SYDNEY) divided by a horizontal line. (Summer Olympic Games
Sydney)

Edge

200 corrugations