In the centre - the Emblem of the Bank of Russia (the two-headed eagle with wings down), denomination; the year of issue and the mint trade mark. NOTE: Mintmark under right claw
Obverse script
Cyrillic
Obverse lettering
БАНК РОССИИ
ММД
ОДИН РУБЛЬ
1997 (Translation: Bank of Russia MMD One Rouble)
Reverse description
Denomination.
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
1
РУБЛЬ (Translation: Rouble)
Edge
110 corrugations
Mint
(ММД) Moscow Mint (Московский монетный двор), Russia (?-date) (СПМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)
Mintage
1997 ММД - Moscow Mint, monogram mintmark - 1997 СПМД - St. Petersburg Mint, monogram mintmark - 1998 ММД - Moscow Mint - 1998 СПМД - St. Petersburg Mint - 1999 ММД - Moscow Mint - 1999 СПМД - St. Petersburg Mint - 2001 ММД - Rare; Moscow Mint -