Russia 50 Roubles, 2004

50 Roubles from Russia. Issued in 2004. Struck in Gold (.999). Measures 22.6 mm and weighs 7.89 g.

Obverse

In the centre – the Emblem of the Bank of Russia [the two-headed eagle with wings down, 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 year of issue "2004", 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

In the centre – the icon "The Virgin of the Don", the inscriptions to the left and to the right from it depicted from top to bottom: "ФЕОФАН" "ГРЕК" (THEOPHANES) (THE GREEK). (Theophanes the Greek)

Edge

134 corrugations