Tthe two-headed eagle designed by artist I. Bilibin. The inscriptions along the rim: at the top — «ОДИН РУБЛЬ 1996 г.» (ONE ROUBLE 1996), at the bottom — «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA). The letters below indicate the metal sign, the fineness, the mint trademark and the fine metal content.
Obverse script
Cyrillic, Latin
Obverse lettering
ОДИН РУБЛЬ 1996г.
Ag 900 ЛМД 15,55
БАНК РОССИИ (Translation: ONE ROUBLE LMD BANK OF RUSSIA)
Reverse description
The picture of a sand mole-rat. The inscription along the rim at the bottom: «ПЕСЧАННЫЙ СЛЕПЫШ» (SAND MOLE-RAT).
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
ПЕСЧАННЫЙ СЛЕПЫШ (Translation: SAND MOLE-RAT)
Edge
252 corrugations
Mint
(ЛМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)
