1 Rouble The first football match

€41,800.00

Issuer	Russia
Year	1997
Type	Non-circulating coins
Value	1 Rouble (1 RUR)
Currency	Rouble (1991-1997)
Composition	Silver (.925)
Weight	8.53 g
Dimensions	25.00 mm
Thickness	2.20 mm
Shape and Technique	Round Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)	Obverse: Alexander Vasilyevich Baklanov Reverse: Lev Sergeevich Kamshilov
In circulation to	1 January 1998
Reference(s)	Y#579, CBR#5109-0019, Schön#514

Obverse description	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 1997г. Ag 925 ЛМД 7,78 БАНК РОССИИ (Translation: ONE ROUBLE LMD BANK OF RUSSIA)
Reverse description	The picture of three football players in the field against a background of the Peter Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg during the first football match held on October 24th 1897, below – the emblem with the abbreviation «СПБ КЛС» (THE ST.PETERSBURG CIRCLE OF AMATEURS). The inscriptions at the bottom along the rim in two lines: «САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГ. 1897» (SAINT-PETERSBURG. 1897) and «ПЕРВЫЙ ФУТБОЛЬНЫЙ МАТЧ» (THE FIRST FOOTBALL MATCH), at the top – «100-ЛЕТИЕ РОССИЙСКОГО ФУТБОЛА» (100 TH ANNIVERSARY OF FOOTBALL IN RUSSIA).
Reverse script	Cyrillic
Reverse lettering	100-ЛЕТИЕ РОССИЙСКОГО ФУТБОЛА САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГ-1897 ПЕРВЫЙ ФУТБОЛЬНЫЙ МАТЧ (Translation: ANNIVERSARY OF FOOTBALL IN RUSSIA SAINT-PETERSBURG THE FIRST FOOTBALL MATCH)
Edge	200 corrugations
Mint	(ЛМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)
Mintage	1997 ЛМД - Proof - 25 000
Catalog ID	1575364100
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