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1 Rouble Rose-colored gull
| Issuer | Bank of Russia |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Weight | 17.44 g |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic, Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a finely detailed naturalistic depiction of a Ross's Gull (Rhodostethia rosea) rendered in high relief against a plain field, capturing the bird's characteristic rosy-tinged plumage and delicate form. The inscription РОЗОВАЯ ЧАЙКА arches along the lower rim in Cyrillic lettering, identifying the species. The design is executed in a precise, illustrative style consistent with the Bank of Russia's wildlife conservation series. The surrounding field is unadorned, allowing the central avian motif to serve as the sole decorative element. |
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Issued as part of Russia's ongoing Red Book series — a program launched in 1993 to commemorate species listed in the Russian Federation's endangered species register — this rouble corresponds to the Rosy Tern (Rhodostethia rosea), a small arctic gull whose breeding range is so restricted and poorly documented that its total world population remained uncertain well into the 2000s. The species was first scientifically described from a specimen collected during William Edward Parry's 1821–23 Arctic expedition, and for decades naturalists debated whether confirmed breeding colonies even existed.