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 - `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.
Obverse script
Cyrillic, Latin
Obverse lettering
ОДИН РУБЛЬ
БАНК РОССИИ
• Ag 900 • 2000 г. • 15,55 СПМД • (Translation: One Rouble Bank of Russia SPMD)
Reverse description
The picture of two black cranes. The inscription at the bottom along the rim: `ЧЁРНЫЙ ЖУРАВЛЬ` (THE BLACK CRANE).
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
ЧЁРНЫЙ
ЖУРАВЛЬ (Translation: THE BLACK CRANE)
Edge
252 corrugations
Mint
(СПМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)