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 football players at the moment of the final game during the Seoul Olympic Games on October 1st 1988 between the USSR and Brazil teams, which scored 2-1 for the Soviets. The inscriptions: to the right – «СЕУЛ» (Seoul), at the bottom along the rim – «ЧЕМПИОНЫ ОЛИМПИАДЫ. 1988» (OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS. 1988). The inscription at the top along the rim: «100-ЛЕТИЕ РОССИЙСКОГО ФУТБОЛА» (100 TH ANNIVERSARY OF FOOTBALL IN RUSSIA).
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
100-ЛЕТИЕ РОССИЙСКОГО ФУТБОЛА
СЕУЛ
ЧЕМПИОНЫ ОЛИМПИАДЫ·1988 (Translation: ANNIVERSARY OF FOOTBALL IN RUSSIA SOEUL OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS)
Edge
200 corrugations
Mint
(ЛМД) Saint Petersburg / Leningrad / Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)
