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 900 • 1998 г. • 15,55 СПМД • (Translation: One Rouble Bank of Russia SPMD)
Reverse description
The relief picture of a Laptev Sea walrus. The inscription at the bottom along the rim: «ЛАПТЕВСКИЙ МОРЖ» (THE LAPTEV SEA WALRUS).
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
ЛАПТЕВСКИЙ МОРЖ (Translation: THE LAPTEV SEA WALRUS)
Edge
252 corrugations
Mint
(СПМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)