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 — «1998», 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 925 • 1998 г. • 7,78 ММД • (Translation: One Rouble Bank of Russia ММД)
Reverse description
A sportsman throwing the hammer against the background of the outline picture of the globe, behind to the right — the Tsar Cannon in the Moscow Kremlin. The inscription at the top along the rim: «ВСЕМИРНЫЕ ЮНОШЕСКИЕ ИГРЫ МОСКВА 1998» (World Youth Games Moscow 1998).
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
ВСЕМИРНЫЕ ЮНОШЕСКИЕ ИГРЫ МОСКВА 1998 (Translation: World Youth Games Moscow)
Edge
200 corrugations
Mint
(ММД) Moscow Mint (Московский монетный двор), Russia (?-date)