In the centre - the Emblem of the Bank of Russia [the two-headed eagle with wings down, 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 - the year of issue `2003`, 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 • 2003 г. • 7,78 СПМД • (Translation: One Rouble Bank of Russia SPMD)
Reverse description
The picture of a griffin with a lantern on his head in the form of a wall lamp with a round shade. The inscription at the top along the rim - `САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГ` (SAINT PETERSBURG).
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГ (Translation: Saint Petersburg)
Edge
200 corrugations
Mint
(СПМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)