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 young girl tennis-player with a tennis racket against the background of the outline picture of the globe, behind to the right — the building of the Bolshoi Theatre. The inscriptions along the rim: to the left — «МОСКВА 1998» (MOSCOW 1998), to the right — «ВСЕМИРНЫЕ ЮНОШЕСКИЕ ИГРЫ» (WORLD YOUTH GAMES).
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)