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1 Rouble Dauriyan hedgehog
| Issuer | Bank of Russia |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Value | 1 Rouble |
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| Obverse description | At centre, the two-headed eagle emblem of the Bank of Russia after the design of Ivan Bilibin occupies the field, with wings displayed and crowned. A beaded circle frames the central device, within which a semicircular legend «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA) curves below the eagle. Along the upper rim, the denomination «ОДИН РУБЛЬ» (ONE ROUBLE) is inscribed, while the date «1999» appears along the lower rim. To the left of the eagle, the metal purity designation «Ag 900» is struck, and to the right, the fine metal content «15,55» and the Saint Petersburg Mint monogram «СПМД» are indicated. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts two Dauriyan hedgehogs (Mesechinus dauuricus) rendered in naturalistic detail within the field, conveying the animals in a characteristic pose among stylised ground vegetation. A curved inscription along the upper rim reads «ДАУРСКИЙ ЁЖ» (THE DAURIYAN HEDGEHOG), identifying the species commemorated. The composition is executed in high relief consistent with the proof finish of this commemorative issue from the Red Book series dedicated to endangered fauna of Russia. |
| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
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