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1 Rouble The Seoul Olympic Games
| Issuer | Bank of Russia |
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| Year | 1997 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the double-headed eagle after the design of artist Ivan Bilibin, displayed in the central field with wings spread. A circular legend along the upper rim reads «ОДИН РУБЛЬ 1997 г.» (ONE ROUBLE 1997), while the lower rim bears the inscription «БАНК РОССИИ» (BANK OF RUSSIA). Below the eagle, technical inscriptions denote the metal, fineness (Ag 925), fine silver content (7.78 g), and the Leningrad Mint trademark (ЛМД). |
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| Edge | Reeded (200 corrugations) |
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The timing here is worth noting: this rouble commemorates the 1988 Seoul Games but was struck nearly a decade later, in 1997, as part of a retrospective Soviet and Russian sports series issued by the Central Bank. Russia produced several such delayed commemoratives through the 1990s, revisiting athletic milestones the Soviet state had celebrated — or in some cases, failed to celebrate — at the time of the original event.