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 figure of a man flying with the help of self-made wings against the background of the starry sky, above him - a space station, under him - outlines of a field, wood, village, to the right - fragments of a window-aperture of a bell tower and a cupola of a temple. The inscription at the bottom along the rim - "РОССИЯ НА РУБЕЖЕ ТЫСЯЧЕЛЕТИЙ" (RUSSIA ON THE THRESHOLD OF MILLENNIUMS). (Russia on the Threshold of Millenniums)

Edge

200 corrugations