The two-headed eagle designed by artist I. Bilibin. The inscriptions along the rim: at the top — «ОДИН РУБЛЬ 1997 г.» (ONE ROUBLE 1997), at the bottom — «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA). The letters below indicate the metal sign, the fineness, the fine metal content and the mint trademark.
Obverse script
Cyrillic, Latin
Obverse lettering
ОДИН РУБЛЬ 1997 г.
Ag 900 ЛМД 15,55
БАНК РОССИИ (Translation: ONE ROUBLE LMD BANK OF RUSSIA)
Reverse description
The picture of a jeiran. The inscription at the bottom along the rim: «ДЖЕЙРАН» (THE JEIRAN).
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
ДЖЕЙРАН (Translation: THE JEIRAN)
Edge
252 corrugations
Mint
(ЛМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)